8 Awarded on $23B VHA ICSP Health Staffing IDIQ Contract 1/15/24 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), facing ongoing staffing shortages, has introduced the Integrated Critical Staffing Program (ICSP) under President Biden. This program involves contracting out human resources functions, including recruitment and staffing, to private-sector temporary staffing agencies. While this approach is not entirely new, the scale of the solicitation, amounting to a $23 billion, (up to) ten-year opportunity, is unprecedented. This staff-augmentation model appears to have been adopted...

MATOC for A/E Services for FSRM & MILCON projects at Andersen AFB 12/29/23 In the aftermath of Typhoon Mawar causing damage to facilities and infrastructure, the Air Force Installation Contracting Center (AFICC)/772nd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron (ESS) and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) are actively seeking firms with a proven track record in offering Architect-Engineering (A/E) Title I and Title II services. Companies should possess expertise in designing for extremely tropical island climates, emphasizing a thorough understanding of environmental...

There is a flurry of upcoming contract procurement activity at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under the Department of Homeland Security. The agency is set to initiate a competitive procurement process recompeting the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract that provides security screening services across commercial airports. TSA plans to issue a request for proposals (RFP) for this multi-award contract on November 1, 2024 under the NAICS 488190 (Support Activities for Air Transportation). Contract awards are expected in the fourth quarter of fiscal...

PICS III $1B Public Info & Communication IDIQ Released by NIH 12/12/23 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is establishing a master contract to enhance its communication, media, and information dissemination capabilities, as well as technology services. The upcoming recompete contract, known as PICS III (Public Information and Communication Services), features a five-year term with a $1 billion ceiling. Maintaining continuity with its predecessors, PICS III will remain an exclusive opportunity for small businesses to engage in. Interested parties are...

DHS Systems Engineering SETA Contract Vehicle set to Enter 4th Iteration 11/21/2023 The Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract vehicle is set to enter its fourth iteration, with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) planning a competitive recompete indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. DHS foresees SETA IV reaching a ceiling value exceeding $100 million. The solicitation for this IDIQ is expected to be released by May 2024. The IDIQ contract will encompass professional scientific, technical, programmatic...

Update on GSA COMET II Contract Vehicle for IT Services 11/16/2023 The second iteration of the CIO Modernization and Enterprise Transformation COMET II contract vehicle for information technology services is heating up. In September about 400 companies and 750 registrants participated in the COMET II Industry Day led by the General Services Administration (GSA). Much interest has been generated as the recompete is anticipated to have a ceiling value exceeding $1 billion. David Shive, the Chief Information Officer at GSA,...

Air Force adds $2.6B to WE&C Engineering & Construction Services Contract 11/10/2023 The U.S. Air Force is set to enhance the funding capacity of a potential $2.6 billion global engineering and construction support services contract over eight years by approximately $1.8 billion. This adjustment aims to raise the ceiling value of the Worldwide Engineering and Construction indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (WE&C IDIQ) contract to $4.4 billion, covering the remaining option years and providing crucial support for the Facilities, Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization program....

30 Awarded on T4NG2 IT Technology Solutions & Services IDIQ 11/7/2023  The Veterans Affairs Department has selected 30 awardees for the second iteration of its Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation contract vehicle, T4NG2. As you can ascertain from the title, T4NG2’s purpose is acquiring IT solutions and services. Like the previous iteration, the vehicle is an enterprise contractual solution covering a wide range of Information Technology and Health IT services, including program management, strategic planning, systems and software engineering,...

USAID Awards 7 for Central America Regional Support Services CARSS 11/6/2023 The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted contracts to seven companies as part of a potential five-year agreement worth up to $800 million. These contracts are intended to facilitate the provision of services to support USAID’s region-based and joint initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. USAID disclosed the selected contractors for the Central America Regional Support Services, CARSS, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a notice released on SAM.gov....

In anticipation of NASA’s upcoming Safety and Mission Assurance Services SMAS III contracting vehicle, the space agency is preparing to release the associated solicitation. This third iteration of SMAS is expected to have a ceiling value of $226 million. The procurement effort, detailed in a pre-solicitation notice, will be overseen by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The primary aim of this requirement is to bolster the mission of the Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate, designated as Code 300, in...