T4NG2/DOJ ITS/CMS opps/IRS EATs/DHS PaaS/SeaPort NxG/OASIS+ SB ????; CISA MCTE/95M GAO ISTS/FEMA GO/100M TREAS PS BPA/60M Army Cloud Cybersec wins????

????JR and Ali Show: July Forecast winds and BD Strategies in a Shifting CMS Landscape – From a major churn in the July forecast, where 20% of opportunities changed month-over-month, to the deeper implications of sole-source awards, follow-on extensions, and TBD acquisition paths, this duo dives into how CMS is driving its agenda forward Listen here.

????The Peel: Robert Turner unveils RFQ Plus: Because You Don’t Have Time to Read 200 Solicitations – David Blackburn sits down with Robert Turner to discuss this new ????AI-powered tool designed to tackle one of the most pressing problems in government contracting: the overwhelming volume of task orders and RFQs and how this tool saves hundreds of hours of manual vetting while improving targeting accuracy. Listen here.

????The Morning Buzz:

• See this list of some BIG time SB Alliances formed for 50 leading IT & Consulting firms positioning to win across FedCiv, Fed Health and DOD
• Protests continue to pile up on OASIS+ 8(a) Small Business Set-Aside IDIQ
• SAIC (once again) named winner on $95M GAO ISTS Technology Information Services Support task on CIO-SP3
• DOJ kills off pair of $55+M DEA Professional Engineering/Technical Support BPA awards
• #DOGE – Contract termination notices/cuts at NIH, DOJ and USDA
• Comment of the Day: Navy appears to be Cancelling Many SeaPort NxG Contracts (that don’t have sales). Read here.
• US Citizenship and Immigration Services focused small businesses to know – Meet them here. 

???? New Juicy Teaming Requests:

• Mid-Tier Firm Seeking Partner for FBI Digital Services & Geospatial Software
• Mid-tier technology consulting firm seeking Partner for US Coast Guard IT Modernization

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:

• DHS National Security Cyber Division Director and former DON CTO Don Yeske to exit
• CIA’s first CTO Nand Mulchandani off to new adventures
• Longtime DHS (Coast Guard/TSA) OCFO & Budget SME takes Federal COO role
• HHS ASTP leader Lisa Lewis Person takes VP role with Aledade
• and several Growth-Minded Execs take on new challenges: Paul Aronhime now Chief Growth Officer for Citizen Security & Public Services Sector at Peraton | Sumaria promotes Rob Clements to VP of Op | Michael Malsch will lead AIS growth efforts at the FBI and DOJ | Metric5 welcomes Michael Lee to drive Fed Civ success | Capgemini welcomes Sam Hussain as head of US Defense Sector | Govini recruits Federal AI Solutions Growth Leader Benjamin Deady | Fredrick Lopez joins Agile Defense to drive Fed Law Enforcement growth | Patrice Walters to drive DOE success for Google | DHS SME Joshua Kolchins launches consulting and advisory services firm | and Award-winning Marketing Leader Lesley Rogers launches LMR Strategies

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????Catching up with Charles Barnett, E-INFOSOL – Following the news that E-INFOSOL had added Charles Barnett as Vice President, Federal Law Enforcement, we caught up with Charles to learn more about his focus moving forward, what’s next for this growing team and how industry can get involved. Read on here.

????Hand picked, crisp, juicy content for our Premium Sponsors/Subscribers: 

• DOJ: Pricing Snafu forces DOJ recent DEA IT award decision to be revisited
• VA: Two is a coincidence, any more is a trend?!. Another Challenger bows out on $60.7B T4NG2 IDIQ protest

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

• DHS Protest Dismissed: ICE OCIO Platform as a Service (PaaS) support
• IRS Protest Filed: Enterprise Applications Technical Services (EATs) BPA
• Protests Piling up on OASIS+ 8(a) Small Business Set-Aside IDIQ

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