VA Digital Health/IRS OCPO/USDA TD BPA/55M CDC IIS/USAF CyberOps/SSA GIS BPA/FDA TS/DHS SAMS wins; GSA ASSIST Protest📰; GSA inks 409M Salesforce ELA

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.

• EPA names new Office of Technology Solutions Director
• CISA recruits Emerging Capabilities Branch Chief
• FBI Executive Assistant Director exits, takes Corporate VP role with Microsoft
• FEMA taps Acting Mission Support Chief of Staff
• T47 International recruits industry vet Gary Walker to serve as COO
• Victor Polkowski takes role driving BD at Research Innovations Inc
• DOMA Technologies promotes Caitlin Granger to VP of Operations

🔍 This is a dynamic marketplace with a lot of comings and goings. To help you keep up with all of the action, check out this report highlighting top Senior Industry and Federal Leaders on the move from this week.

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• VA reported to pull back funding on $17M VBA HCS Training Support task

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

• Protest Dismissed: Treasury BEP Integrated Security System (ISS)
• Protest Denied: $308M GSA Assisted Service Shared Information System (ASSIST) Modernization and Maintenance
• Protest Filed: VBA AWE & PSA Assessments Support award

⚡Contract Awards actions to close out the week!

• Anika wins again, adds IRS OCPO Support Services task
• Agile Six wins VA Digital Health Office Staffing Services contract
• Contract Award: FDA CDRH Professional and Technical Support
• Contract Award: $55M CDC Immunization Information Services (IIS) IDIQ
• WOSBs Reed and Bloomsburie win USDA NCRS Training Dev and Delivery BPA
• Contract Award: SSA OSEP GIS Development BPA
• Contract Award: $34M Naval Air Warfare Center DNA Unified Communications IT Support
• Contract Award: $4.5M DoD Navy Naval Postgraduate School ERP Support
• Contract Award: $17M DOD FORGE Classified Lab
• Contract Award: US Air Force Cyber Ops Network Tech Refresh
• Contract Award: DOI USGS Science and Technical Support Services (STSSC)
• ICE to award continued Sunflower Asset Management Syst Help Desk Support
• Contract Award: $12M CDC Immunization Information Services IDIQ
• Contract Award: $11M Export-Import Bank of the U.S. ERS Support Services
• GSA inks $409M Salesforce Enterprise License Agreement BPA with Carahsoft

 🐝The Buzz – Keeping you in the know

• DHS’s Scott Simpson shares the idea of a collaboration to provide a space where government and industry can come together and identify best practices to enable the mission of government. More here.
• Josh Duvall shares: A (not so) brief article on SBA’s mentor-protégé joint venture regulations and workshare rule

Check Your To-Do List:

• Nominations Now Open: Engage FedGov 2024 – Nominate an individual leader who stands out from the crowd for their willingness to drive BOLD approaches and innovative engagement strategies while supporting a positive culture shift across the Federal sector. Details here.
• The FY 2025 Elev8 GovCon Nomination Period Extended (for all) – We have heard from many that a little extra time is needed (yes, a bit more) to complete submission for this award that recognizes those teams #doingitright. The deadline to nominate has been extended until August 16, 2024. Nominate here.

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

• Cellebrite doubles down on Federal sector, launches Cellebrite Federal Solutions with the acquisition of CyTech and the appointment of several new leaders
• DRT and CloudLeap noted as Top Performer in the precisionFDA AutoML App-a-thon Challenge
• IBM Wins Contract to Strengthen USAID Cybersecurity Response in Europe and Eurasia
• Centuria Part of CACI team wins $2B NASA Enterprise Application & Platform Services Contract

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 🌶 Solicitation Updates/Opportunities Drawing Interest:

• DHS HQ to push $20M+ Cyber Governance & Compliance RFP to SB set-aside on MAS
• DHS HQ to push $10M+ CISOD Policy and Executive Operations Support RFP on VETS 2
• VA RFI: Enterprise Visibility Support Services (EVSS) – (Formerly EVSWAS)
• VA RFQ: Blood Establishment Computer Software Blood Bank Audit Services
• NIH RFI: Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Request Management System
• IRS RFI: Identify Joint Ventures whose Primary Work is Agile Software Development 
• State Department RFI: Visa Support and Solutions Services 4.0
• US Air Force Academy RFP: Parent Liaison Advisory and Assistance Service
• US Air Force Academy FOPR: FOIA Assistance and Processing Support
• DOD DTRA to award Single Source Threat Reduction Logistics Services (TRLS) Bridge pending recompete
• Army AMC Sources Sought: Manpower for Information Technology (IT) Support IDIQ