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Acquisition
CIO-SP4 protests move toward final decision
No action appears likely to resolve the 130-plus protests involving this $50 billion IT vehicle, which indicates the Government Accountability Office will decide on the contract's next steps.
Cybersecurity
DHS' cyber agency seeks small biz support for strategic planning
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has set a date to explain its changes to a management consulting services contract.
Acquisition
GDIT launches tech strategy focused on 'accelerators'
The company is investing in its labs, employees and partnerships as it focuses on technologies such as zero trust, automation, cloud, software, 5G and artificial intelligence.
Acquisition
DARPA looking for flaws in business systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to better understand what leads to breakdowns in these systems.
Acquisition
Deadlines loom for contractor TikTok ban
By now, federal agencies must have TikTok completely out of IT systems. Contractors have some more time to stop using TikTok, but not that much.
Acquisition
Accenture prevails in long fight for Healthcare.gov work
After several rounds of protests, the company will continue to manage the health insurance exchanges that are the Affordable Care Act's centerpiece .
Acquisition
Industry voices complaints over short response window for $60B VA recompete
Contractors had only four business days to weigh in on the draft solicitation for the next version of the Veterans Affairs Department's T4NG IT solutions vehicle.
Acquisition
Veterans Affairs unveils draft for $60B T4NG 2 vehicle
But time is short: comments regarding the VA's go-to technology contract are due Friday (Jan. 20).
Acquisition
CACI's $2.4B NSA win faces challenges
The National Security Agency will take another look at bids after a pair of protests.
Acquisition
NIH CIO-SP4 contract hit with 97 protests
No, that's not a typo. Nearly 100 companies are objecting to the cut-off line NITAAC set for the $50 billion CIO-SP4 competition. They claim it is arbitrary. No word back from NITAAC yet.
Acquisition
Introducing the 2022 Fast 50
Washington Technology's latest ranking of the government market's fastest -growing small businesses based on their revenue over a five-year timeframe.
Acquisition
More protest troubles loom over CIO-SP4
Debriefings are underway with companies who did not get through phase one of the competition for the $50 billion IT vehicle.
Acquisition
Unsuccessful CIO-SP4 bidders may have renewed hopes
The National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm will re-evaluate the method it used to narrow the field for the $50 billion IT services vehicle.
Acquisition
DARPA kicks off prep for $1B contract
Work is underway on the recompete of this technical services vehicle that supports research efforts.
Acquisition
Fight over $1.5B Commerce IT contract goes to court
Four companies that missed out on an award are taking their protests up a notch.
Acquisition
Air Force to rethink $5.7B enterprise IT award to CACI
The service will look at conflict-of-interest allegations and how it evaluated proposals for this portion of its Enterprise IT as a Service effort.
Acquisition
DISA plans further updates to DEOS support notice
The Defense Information Systems Agency is also giving companies more time to submit comments regarding a request for information.
Acquisition
Protests hit CACI's $5.7B Air Force win
Every other company that bid on the enterprise IT services contract wants at least a second chance at it.
IT Modernization
FAA again extends deadline for $2.4B IT services contract
The Federal Aviation Administration is still working through 450 questions from companies interested in the multiple-award vehicle.
Acquisition