SEWP/CMS HEIST/DHS PWSS Scoop; NIH AoU IT/FEMA EMIS/USAF&Census Data Sppt/CMS GUIDE/USSOCOM Ops/PBGC Data BPA wins; HHS/CISA/DOE/Army CTO exec moves

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⚡The Peel Podcast: NASA SEWP VI amendment 5 brings more questions: Are you neck deep in all things SEWP? The amendment that dropped this week is keeping many busy as they work to understand how the information impacts their bids. OS AI caught up yesterday with the extremely knowledgeable Joe Salgado, General Manager for IDIQs and GWACs at Red Team Consulting, to get his take on some of the key changes. Listen here.

The Juice🥤: Big Investments do not guarantee Big results, but they do signify intent! Here are several Federal and Industry leaders who are set to make an impact in the second half of 2024.

• DHS Chief Administrative Officer joins Export-Import Bank of the United States
• CISA Executive Director Brandon Wales to depart, Bridget Bean to take ED role
• US Army names a new Defensive Cyber Operations CTO
• HHS ONC for Health IT Branch Chief exits, joins industry
• NNSA Principal Dep Administrator now President at Chevalier Strategic Advisors
• Unissant announces President/CEO Transition, Sumeet Shrivastava takes the helm
• Accenture Federal Services Appoints Ron Ash as Chief Executive Officer
• Jen Madsen now senior leader in the Noblis Federal Health Solutions Division
• Digital transformation leader Jean Lewis to drive Business Development at ICF
• Paul Aronhime recruited as Senior VP, Federal Sector at Keeper Security
• Blake Willson recruits Patrick Moehrle to drive Capture Management
• Mattermost recruits Matthew Heideman to serve as VP of public sector
• Hugh Clapp promoted to COO with Sealing Technologies
• Jeremy Ross takes role as Chief Growth Officer at Client Solution Architects
• PBG Investing in the Future of Women in Tech with key hires: O’Rourke and Matharoo 

⚖ GAO and the Courts. Some of the latest Protest Action:

• Fresh challenge put forth on $31M CMS HCQIS Enterprise Integrated Supplemental Testing (HEIST) 2.0 contract
• Protest Dismissed: CBP Office of Trade Professional Workforce Support Services (PWSS)
• Protest Denied: $80M DOD WHS OUSD Audit Remediation and Sustainment Support
• Protest Dismissed: Marine Corps Installations Command (MCICOM) Professional Services

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⚡Contract Award actions 

• Contract Award: $25M CMS Physician-Level Cost Measure and Patient Relationship Codes
• Contract Award: CMS Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Rapid Measure Development
• clearAvenue beats 12 to win FEMA EMIS Sustainment and Development task on CIO-SP3 SB
• Contract Award: $8M AHRQ Academy Advancing Behavioral Health Integration
• Contract Award: NIH NLM Professional Support Services
• WOSB scores NIH All of Us Health IT Professional, Scientific, and Technical SME Services
• Newly formed JV adds Census Data Architecture Support Services win
• Contract Award: $20M PBGC PRAD Actuarial and Data Analysis Support Services BPA
• Arch Systems wins $17M NOAA NWS OSTI MDL Support Services task on CIO-SP3 SB
• Contract Award: $19M US Air Force Unified Platform Data Management
• Contract Award: $16M US Air Force Unified Platform Data Management
• SDVOSB beats 15 to win 13M USSOCOM J3 Operation Support task

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• Steven Koprince: Why do 8(a)s Win So Many More Sole Source Contracts? More here.
• Looking for a Federal SME to speak at your event? Flatter launches a Speakers Bureau More here.
• USCIS focused businesses to know – Here we spotlight the US Citizenship and Immigration Services focused firms which are drawing interest of late. Meet them here.
• Two upcoming events to get in on now:
  • Loudoun GovCon: Advancing the Mission of NASA
  • The popular CMS Happy Hour with this month’s sponsor, AGT, is tomorrow

🔥 Hot Off The Presses – Announcements posted recently that are drawing interest

• Rise8 Names Jeff Muller as COO and Receives Great Place to Work® Certification again
• vTech Solution Teams up with TAD: A Dynamic Mentor-Protégé Partnership
• MetaPhase Consulting Awarded Contract with Department of Agriculture
• T and T Consulting announces win on NIH NHLBI Office of Intramural Management contract
• Persistent Systems Valiant Shield Military Exercise Brings Cloud Networking to the Pacific

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🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• 8(a) STARS III Primes gearing up to compete on $20M+ DHS USCIS Technical Operations Support Services (TOSS) 2 recompete
• DHS Draft RFP: CISO Policy and Executive Ops
• FEMA RFI: ORR Doctrine Technical Support Services IDIQ
• VA Sources Sought: Software Products Management, Portfolio Integration
• ARPA-H RFI: RWD and Strategies for Healthcare Research and Sources
• NIH NICHD RFI: Division of Intramural Research Logistical Support/Services
• USAID RFI: Bureau for Planning, Learning and Resource Management (PLR) Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Services IDIQ (EVAL-ME) III
• DOT FAA RFI: Office of Security & Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH) Acquisition Support