????DOS Evolve/VA SURV????; 37M CMS HIOS/25M USAF CyberOps/FDA BOOM/NOAA FisfFins/DoD AI Ops/Navy OCHR IDIQ/Army ATS wins; Army MIOSS/T4NG2 Update

????GovCon M&A Talk: GAUGE Report – Sharon Heaton, founder of sbLiftOff and a leading small business, growth strategies and M&A SME, talks with CohnReznick partner Christine Williamson about the GAUGE Report (Government compliance, Accounting, Utilization, Growth, Efficiency), how DOGE was felt across sectors, and tips for how to grow and sell moving forward. Listen here.

????The Morning Buzz:

• #DOGE – Contract termination notices/cuts at DOJ, NSF, FDA and several at IRS
• Another day and another Challenger bows out on $60.7B VA T4NG2 IDIQ protest
• More Protest movement on State Department Evolve IT-Services multiple-award IDIQ
• Tris Carpenter: CISA’s FY26 budget request is down – shares what contractors should consider | GovWin shares DHS Funding Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
• Army Applications Laboratory: It’s time! Apply today for the Predict, Optimize, Recommend, and Track for Adaptive Logistics (PORTAL) solicitation
• Defense companies not ‘exiting’ market at such a fast rate
• Trump’s pick to lead NOAA pledges to restaff weather service
• Department of Justice focused small businesses to know – Meet them here.

???? New Juicy Teaming Requests:

• Mid-tier technology consulting firm Seeking Partner for DHS & FEMA Digital Services Opportunities
• Mid-tier technology consulting firm Seeking Partner for Air Force DevSecOps & Platform Engineering

Seeking Early Adopters: ICYMI: Arctas and OrangeSlices AI to launch one-of-a-kind marketplace for Public Sector IT & Consulting teaming opportunities

The Juice????: These firms and agencies are gearing up to make a big impact in 2026 and beyond:

• DOE CIO takes new challenge as CISO with National Nuclear Security Administration
• CMS/DOJ/NARA Enterprise Data SME Ronnie Tan launches consultancy
• Air Force’s Winston Beauchamp Retires After 29 Years of Federal Service
• Everfox Adds Senior Leadership – Miller, Coulter and D’Haiti – to Company’s Government Sector Business
• Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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????⚖ GAO and the Courts –Check out the latest:

• Protest Filed: VA Surveillance Software award
• Yet Another post-award protest filed, One Withdrawn challenging State Department Evolve IDIQ IT-Services multiple-award IDIQ
• Protest Filed: Department of State | 19FS1A25Q0002 | Subsidium
• Protest Dismissed: DCSA | HS002125QE008 | Salient CRGT
• One Protest Dismissed One Remains Open: Army Test Engineering and Analysis Services
• Protest Dismissed: $75M Army Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC), Instructor, Operator Support Services (MIOSS) contract

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