Many of us may be asking what is Perspecta? The newly formed company has made a big splash after announcing an IPO and senior leadership team Perspecta is the union of the former DXC U.S. Public Sector (HP Enterprise Services), Vencore and KeyPoint Government Solutions. As the cycle of ever larger federal contractors continues, we…
8(a) contractors on the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) IDIQ have a promising opportunity with the Department of State (DOS) coming up in the not-too-distant future (DOS? On a Health IT vehicle? You heard correctly). The Development, Engineering, and Integration Services (DEIS) contract, currently being performed by ActioNet, supports DOS’ Bureau…
In September 2013, Futrend Technologies was awarded a 5-year, $17 million contract to provide operations enhancements and maintenance for the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) 340B Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS). This was originally awarded as a CIO-SP3 task order. Based on FedSavvy Strategies’ interactions with HRSA, the agency has clarified to…
Belated congratulations to the 57 new-comers and 13 incumbents who were awarded the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Veterans Technology Services 2 (VETS 2) SDVOSB set-aside vehicle last October! Welcome to the $5 billion IT services contract that provides access to agencies across the U.S. Government. WARNING: do not expect VETS 2 to yield the…
The past is not prologue: Each competition is a new event and you cannot assume that “the usual suspects” will be your opponents. Whether you’re pursuing a new contract or re-competing to win an old one, scanning your competitive landscape is important. This is an oft-discussed challenge, as seen by this sampling of common quotes…
In July 2014, Attain was awarded a five-year, $50.2 million CIO-SP3 task order to provide bioinformatics and related support for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI). This task order was awarded as a small business set-aside and will end (assuming that there are no extensions) in July 2019. This means that…
In a previous blog posting, we discussed some of the key questions and priorities to keep in mind when qualifying (or disqualifying) a new lead as a real opportunity. Let’s expand on those basics, digging a little further into the What and How. When making pursuit decisions, knowledge is power. And so is consistency. New…
The Clinical Research Management System (CRMS) contract opportunity is a great opportunity for the small business contractors on the Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) IDIQ. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) should be looking to re-compete its CRMS contract late this spring. Currently,…
Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of business development! Ah yes, we now have the first batch of CIO-SP3 small business on-ramps with the batch of 40+ SDVOSB awards. Congratulations to the winners! These awardees have a fantastic and versatile contract vehicle to leverage. But a win begs the question: What do you do…
This post is a follow-on from a previous blog on focusing a black hat review. If you’ve been doing the GOVCON business development thing for a while, you’re probably familiar with the black hat review. To be certain that we’re on the same page, we execute black hat reviews in order to: Evaluate competitor strengths…
