GovTribe studied data from over 260,000 unique users and millions of interactions to find the top 20 opportunities in the federal market heading into February 2025. Let’s start by diving into the top three.

What are the top three federal opportunities in January 2025?

1. Amendment 12-SEWP VI Final RFP (6th Generation of Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurements)
   Posted by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
   NAICS Category: 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services
   PSC Category: DA01 - It And Telecom - Business Application/Application Development Support Services (Labor)

   NASA's Information Technology Procurement Office is seeking proposals for the SEWP VI (Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurements) Government-Wide Acquisition Contract, a comprehensive acquisition vehicle for Information Technology Product and Service Solutions. The competitive solicitation aims to establish multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts across three categories: Category A for ITC/AV Solutions, Category B for Enterprise-wide ITC/AV Service Solutions, and Category C for ITC/AV Mission-Based Services. The contract will allow for various pricing arrangements including Firm Fixed Price, Time and Material, Labor Hour, and Fixed Price Award Fee task orders. Evaluation criteria will focus on past performance, relevant experience, and mission suitability, with proposals due approximately 60 days after the final RFP release planned for February 2024. A virtual Industry Day is scheduled for June 4, 2024, with RFP comments due by June 7, 2024, and an anticipated contract award date of May 1, 2025.

   The solicitation includes set-aside groups for small businesses, with Category A and B having both unrestricted and small business set-aside pools, and Category C reserved exclusively for small businesses. The total contract value is not to exceed $20 billion, with a 10-year effective ordering period. Category C will have specific order thresholds of $2 million per order in the first year and $10 million per order in the second year. The place of performance will be determined at the individual order level, allowing for flexibility across federal agencies. The contract will utilize NAICS codes 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services) for Categories B and C, and 541519e (IT Value Added Reseller) for Category A, though offerors are not strictly limited to these codes. Potential offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management, VETS-4212 reporting system, and have a valid Unique Entity Identifier to be eligible for award.

2. CENTCOM Headquarters Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Professional Services (CHIPS)
   Posted by: Air Mobility Command
   NAICS Category: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
   PSC Category: R408 - Support- Professional: Program Management/Support
   
   

   The U.S. Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command is seeking professional services for CENTCOM Headquarters through an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract known as CHIPS. The solicitation requires comprehensive professional services across multiple classifications including management, policy, intelligence, strategy, logistics, and operations support for USCENTCOM directorates, Joint Staff, and Department of Defense entities. Contractors must provide personnel capable of supporting strategic planning, exercises, and operational coordination within the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility. The evaluation will use a best value tradeoff approach where past performance is significantly more important than price, with technical proposals rated as acceptable or unacceptable. Key proposal submission and question deadlines include December 20, 2024 for questions and February 13, 2025 for final proposals, with a mandatory virtual post-award orientation required for awardees.

   The contract is a total small business set-aside specifically targeting Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and SBA certified 8(a) small businesses, with plans to award 10 contracts across two socioeconomic pools. The contract has a substantial ceiling value of $750 million, with a performance period consisting of a one-year base period and four one-year option periods, plus a potential six-month extension. Work will be primarily performed in Tampa, Florida at MacDill Air Force Base, with potential travel to overseas locations. The contract requires contractors to maintain TOP SECRET facility clearances and provide personnel with minimum SECRET clearances, with some positions demanding TS/SCI clearance. Contractors must be prepared to propose on 75% of task order requests within a 12-month period and support both CONUS and OCONUS performance requirements, with an anticipated support of approximately 30-35 trips annually totaling around 700 travel days.

3. COBOL Database Modernization
   Posted by: Office of Personnel Management
   NAICS Category: 541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services
   PSC Category: Not listed
   
   

   The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is seeking IT vendor services to modernize retirement benefits and financial systems currently running on IBM Mainframe infrastructure. The agency aims to convert approximately 2,220 programs and 3.5 million lines of legacy code written in COBOL, NATURAL, JCL, FORTRAN, Assembler, and SAS to modern programming languages like Java, Python, and C#. The project will involve migrating legacy database management systems to Azure SQL and moving systems to OPM's Microsoft Azure Cloud environment. Vendors must respond to the Request for Information (RFI) by 10:00 am EST on January 13, 2025, using the provided Excel response template. The contract will be Time and Materials based, reflecting the innovative nature of the modernization work.

   The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designations for small businesses or disadvantaged vendors. The period of performance will begin October 1, 2025, and consist of a base year with two potential option years. The project encompasses comprehensive code conversion, testing, documentation, knowledge transfer, and training for operations and maintenance staff. While specific award values are not disclosed, the complexity of converting 3.5 million lines of legacy code across multiple programming languages suggests a significant contract opportunity. The modernization effort will ultimately result in decommissioning the on-premises mainframe and transitioning to a cloud-based infrastructure, representing a substantial technological transformation for OPM's retirement and financial systems.

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