State Dept Intel Segment
Department of State News and Updates
Mergers & Acquisitions
- OrangeSlices launches GovCon M&A Talk podcast with sbLiftOff
- Oddball and Falfurrias Management Partners Announce Strategic Growth Partnership
- Xpect Solutions Acquires GovDefender, Expanding Capabilities to Deliver Digital Transformation Solutions for Federal Law Enforcement
- M&A: New SDVOSB Alert- Shawn James Acquires TSi, will serve as new President & CEO
- ICF Acquires Applied Energy Group from Ameresco
State Dept Insights
- New SB Alliances formed for 16 leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart 2025 across FedCiv and DOD
- New SB Alliances formed for 20 leading IT & Consulting firms set to kickstart 2025 across FedCiv (DHS, VA, FDA, CMS, Treasury), DHA and DOD
- Meet the 2025 GovCon Accelerate FedCiv 100: Emerging Federal IT & Consulting Services Powerhouses
- Meet the 2025 GovCon Vanguard FedCiv IT & Consulting 250
- Meet the Federal IT and Consulting Firms recognized on The 2025 Vet100 List
Protests
- Not so Fast! Post-Award Protests Piling up on $10B Polaris GWAC Small Business Pool
- Recent GAO Protest Activity – Week ending January 10, 2025
- Court of Federal Claims denies motion to have protest records sealed: Medical and Education Training Campus’s (METC) Solicitation for Advisory and Program Management Support
- Protest Denied: Air Force Solicitation Number FA564124R0004 | The Mission Essential Group
- Protest Denied: $150M State Dept Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/CST) STS Services contract
Featured Opportunities
- CMS January Opp Forecast is out – Cloud RMS/ICAM/Data Collection System/HIOS/HITECH Opps Added
- CMS December Opp Forecast is out – Cloud Tools, Program Integrity, Web CMS & Help Desk Opps Added
- Stuck in the MAPS Traffic Jam? Army’s New $50B Contract Draws Crowds—and Logistical Challenges
- Army RFI: INSCOM G7 System Admin and Depot Engineering Support (SADES)
Interviews
- OrangeSlices launches GovCon M&A Talk podcast with sbLiftOff
- Alpha Omega’s first Chief Scientist Stephen D. Ambrose – An Opportunity to Help Government Prioritize
- CivicActions: Embedding Balance, Openness, and Care to Drive Innovation and Lasting Change
- Niyam IT – Honesty, Expertise, Innovation and a Deliberate Culture is Driving Wins for this 8(a) HUBZone
- A Look Back at the Final Half of 2024 – Podcasts and Interviews
Recent Dept of State Product Awards
- Contract Award: State Dept INL/CARSI Cellebrite Premium Licenses
- Contract Award: $10M State Dept. Palantir Platform License and Support Services
- Contract Award: $38M State Dept. ServiceNow Enterprise Licenses
- State Dept Bureau of Consular Affairs inks $54M Salesforce Renewals contract
- State Department Bureau of Information Resource Management inks $582M contract for Microsoft Licenses
Recent Comments
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