T4NG2/DHS Cloud Protest 📰; 149M CMS DAPS/USCG DCMS/200M IRS UNSS/VA RISE/NIH IT/SEC OIDS/ CDC ODD/DOI CyberSec/MySBA OII/USPTO NCS wins; New USCG CIO

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.

• USCG names new Assistant Commandant for C4&IT and Coast Guard CIO
• CBP taps Acting Deputy Director of Systems Division
• Margaret Kabat sworn in as VA’s next chief of staff
• US Space Force taps Exec Officer to Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
• Familiar face returns to DHS as Cybersecurity Risk Reporting and Analysis Branch Chief
• State Dept. A/OPE introduces Strategic Initiatives Advisor and Industry Liaison
• Ryan Waguespack takes the helm as CEO at Iberia Advisory
• ManTech Appoints Gary Grimes as VP and Chief Acceleration Officer

📢Tick Tock: Next Week: Lunchtime Victory: Winning Strategies for Gaining CMS Contracts – Register today for this action-packed lunchtime online event to get the inside scoop on winning contracts at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Details here.

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• It’s an all-out brawl as challengers fight for a spot on $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ
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⚖ GAO and the Courts. Some of the latest Protest Action:

• Protest Dismissed: $25M FEMA Enterprise Cloud Authentication & Provision Services (FECAPs) award
• Protest Update: $171M TSA Operations, Technology, Innovation and Management (OPTIMA)
• Protest Dismissed: DCMA IWMS and AppsDB Sustainment Support Services
• Protest Denied: $865M AFCENT A6 Communications Technical Support Services (CTSS) – V IDIQ

⚡Contract Award actions 

• US Coast Guard goes ANC route, awards $13M single-award Deputy Commandant for Mission Support IDIQ
• IronArch and Ad Hoc JV wins $36M VA Resilient Improvements to Systems and Experience contract
• Contract Award: $149M CMS Medicare Prescription Drug Provisions of the IRA (DAPS) Data Analytics and Program Support
• CIO-SP3 SB Prime beats out 16 to win NIH NIA IT Support Services task
• Contract Award: $11M CDC NCIRD OGHPR Global Preparedness and Response
• WOSB wins CDC Global Health Center ODD support contract
• Optimoz wins $10M CDC Immunization Information Systems (IIS) IDIQ
• Contract Award: $200+M IRS User Network and Services Support (UNSS) II BPA
• Contract Award: $4.5M IRS OCIO CES Technical Support Services
• SDVOSB wins IRS OCPO Executive Organizational Support contract
• Contract Award: $8M SEC Analytical Tool Development – Datafit (OIDS)
• Contract Award: DOI NRR Cybersecurity Support Services
• Contract Award: $18M MySBA OII Technology Profile support
• RDTS beats out 3 to win USPTO Network Cabling Support Services contract
• Contract Award: $16M US Army Help Desk Support

🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall
• IRS to host inaugural Vendor Forum Event (VFE) with SSA and HHS
• ICYMI: GSA to host Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon on July 31
• ICYMI: PEO Defense Healthcare Management Systems (DHMS) posts Scope newsletter
• DOJ focused businesses to know – Here we spotlight the Justice Department focused firms drawing interest of late. Meet them here.

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

• ERP Achieves JSVAP Certification, Paving the Way for CMMC 2.0 Certification
• CFT awarded VA piplanning.io support contract
• Trewon Technologies awarded Education Dept. ED Data Express contract
• Aquia and Blackwatch International successful in stage one of DOC USPTO Continuous Authorization to Operate (cATO) requirement

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Re: Lunchtime Victory: Winning Strategies for  gaining CMS Contracts – Always great insights when you get Nichol Case; Raghu A and Robert Hicks on the mic 🎤 And you all know I am rarely short on words More here.

🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• HHS ACF RFI: Insurance Match Program in Support of Past-Due Child Support Collection
• HHS ACF Pre-Solicitation: Supporting Pilot Program Outcomes, Research, and Technical Assistance in TANF (Project SUPPORTT)
• US Army RFI: DASA DE&C Consolidated Security Cooperation Requirements