NITAAC CIO-SP4 Protests Amass, Extending CIO-SP3 to 2025 7/19/2024 Unfortunately for Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) and the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) IT acquisition division, a common trend with large federal vehicles is excessive protests dragging out awards. As there doesn’t seem to be any definitive resolution in sight for the current CIO-SP4 Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) protest situation, NIH has extended the current contract phase. NIH’s IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) had previously prolonged the...

DHS PACTS III Awards Forthcoming After Protests Dismissed 7/12/24 The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has opened up the ability for PACTS III awards by dismissing a series of protests against the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) solicitation. DHS issued separate solicitations for each functional area of the potential $8.4 billion professional services contract reserved for small businesses. The first functional area focuses on management consulting, while functional area two covers office administrative services, and the third pertains to engineering services....

Coast Guard adds 8 to ILMS II – Installation & Logistics Services 6/19/2024 The United States Coast Guard (USCG) selected eight small businesses for the second phase of a multiple-award contract (MAC) to deliver installation and logistics management support services. The agency disclosed the chosen vendors in award notices on SAM. The Installation and Logistics Management Services II (ILMS II) contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract spanning five years. Its purpose is for ordering, emphasizing the deployment, maintenance, and decommissioning...

Space Force RCO Awards 20 for R2C2 Ground Systems IDIQ 6/14/2024 The Rapid Capabilities Office of the U.S. Space Force has structured a contract for the development and enhancement of ground-systems software. 20 awardees were chosen for the Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) multi-year contract. This projected $1 billion IDIQ contract, known as R2C2 or Rapid Resilient Command and Control, aims to build a next-generation ground system using commercial cloud architecture. Notably, the Space RCO has specifically reserved this contract for small businesses....

SEWP VI GWAC Final Version Released by NASA 5/24/2024 NASA’s Information Technology Procurement Office’s (ITPO) unveiled the final solicitation for SEWP VI (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement VI) GWAC (Government-Wide Acquisition Contract) on May 23rd. SEWP VI marks the latest evolution of its extensive IT products and service solutions contract. Proposals must be submitted by July 11th. NASA SEWP VI Contract awards are currently slated for October 24th. The commencement date for orders is May 1st of the following year. With...

SSC Pacific Cyberspace Science, Research, Engineering, and Technology Integration IDIQ 5/9/2024 The U.S. Navy awarded contract options totaling $1.86 billion to eight companies, enabling them to continue delivering professional management and technical services in support of the military branch’s cyberspace operation systems and capabilities. This award signifies the activation of the second option year within the previously granted SSC Pacific Cyberspace Science, Research, Engineering & Tech Integration indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Originally, nine companies were granted seven-year contracts to support the Navy’s...

ProTech 2.0 Gains 21 Awardees in NOAA Fisheries Domain Contract 3/1/2024 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted positions to 21 companies in a subsequent contract for professional, technical, and scientific services within the fisheries domain. This ProTech 2.0 domain contract, competed as a total small business set-aside program, received 26 initial offers. ProTech is a composite of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts covering satellite, oceans, fisheries, and weather domains, with an $8 billion ceiling for the entire procurement effort....

NGA Upgrades EIM GEOINT & Space Imagery Contract to $290M 2/19/2024 In a heightened era of space competition, intricate intelligence operations, time-critical defense tactics, and space activities increasingly rely on geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and space imagery. Government agencies are now turning to commercial space enterprises to enhance their space surveillance capabilities. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seizing such opportunities by seeking proposals for a $290 million contract to acquire unclassified commercial GEOINT-derived computer vision and analytic services. The Director...

Air Force Awards 17 for Anti-Tamper Safeguard Solution IDIQ 2/14/2024 The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded multiple contracts for the development and delivery of advanced anti-tamper solutions. These solutions, designed and tested within the continental United States, will be integrated into various programs to safeguard critical information from unauthorized access or manipulation. This initiative seeks to design, build, test, and ultimately deliver these systems, aiming to create a barrier against unauthorized access and manipulation attempts. By prioritizing this aspect...

FEMA Awards Four on PA-TAC V A&AS IDIQ Contract 1/30/2024 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has just recently granted Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contracts under the follow-on Public Assistance – Technical Assistance Contract vehicle. Each exceeded $500 million, on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) basis to four awardees. This is the fifth iteration of this contract vehicle, referred to as PA-TAC V. The objective of PA-TAC V is to gain access to qualified contractor personnel with the technical skills necessary...