2024 Mega Bids – Updated
On November 30, 2024, Lohfeld Consulting Group released its comprehensive list of 2024 Mega Bids, a critical resource for contractors in the federal sector. The list detailed some of the most significant upcoming bids across various agencies, encompassing a range of industries and services.
Since its release, there have been notable developments and progressions in many of these bids. Here are the latest updates on some of these key bids. Whether you’re a seasoned contractor or new to the federal market, the information in Table 1 will help you navigate the evolving 2024 Mega Bids landscape.
Table 1: 2024 Mega Bids
| No. | Acronym | Name, Award Type, and NAICS | Agency | Type | RFP Date | Value | Updates |
| 1 | SEWP VI | Solutions for Enterprise Procurement VI (IDIQ – GWAC, 541512) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | Full and Open, Unrestricted, and various Small Business categories | 02/2024 | $77B | The SEWP Program Office’s final RFP may be released in Q2 FY24. Proposals are expected to be due 60 days after the final RFP. |
| 2 | Alliant 3 | Alliant 3 (IDIQ – GWAC, 541512) | General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 04/2024 | $75B | Comments on the second draft RFP were due January 16, 2024 by 5:00 PM EST. |
| 3 | Seaport NXG | Seaport Next Generation On-Ramp (IDIQ – Agency, 541330) | U.S. Navy (USN), Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 03/2024 | $50B | The RFP is still likely to be released in early 2024. |
| 4 | ATSP5 F&O | Advanced Technology Support Program V Full and Open (IDIQ – Agency, 541330) | Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 04/2024 | $17B | DOD issued a Sources Sought on January 10, 2024. Responses are due on February 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM PST. |
| 5 | CBOSS 2.0 | Chief Information Officer (CIO) Business Operations Support Services 2.0 (Agency BPA, 541512) | Department of Energy (DOE), Chief Information Officer (CIO) | Undetermined | 04/2024 | $10B | The current BPA is scheduled to expire in March 2025, so the RFP is likely to be released around March 2024. |
| 6 | DAFSTS II | Department of the Air Force Strategic Transformation Support II (IDIQ – Agency 541611) | U.S. Air Force (USAF), Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Business Transformation (SAF/MG), and the Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 02/2024 | $5B | The November 2023 industry day slides provided details on the RFP, which the Air Force will likely release in early 2024. |
| 7 | MIOES | Missile Defense Agency Integration and Operations for Enterprise Solutions (Type of Award Undetermined, 541715) | Missile Defense Agency (MDA) | Undetermined | 09/2024 | $4.6B | The MDA is likely to release the draft RFP in Q4 FY24. |
| 8 | SCSS | Special Operations Forces (SOF) Core Services Support (IDIQ – Agency, 541611) | DOD, Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Small Business Set-Aside | 11/2024 | $3B | Per SOCOM’s estimated forecast, the RFP is likely to be released in 2025. |
| 9 | LEIA | INDOPACOM Long Range Enterprise Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Activity (Task Order, 541330) | DOD, Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 04/2024 | $3B | The RFP is estimated to be released in April 2024 on ASTRO. |
| 10 | BEMSD BEAGLE | Directorate Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading Edge IT (Task Order, 541512) | U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Information and Technology | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 04/2024 | $1.14B | The RFP is estimated to be released in April 2024. No draft documents have been released. |
| 11 | BPA | Joint Service Provider Modernize Engineer Lifecycle Refresh Model (BPA, 541512) | DOD, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) | Undetermined | 03/2024 | $980M | Per the DISA Acquisition Opportunities Forecast, DISA is likely to release the RFP in Q1 FY24. |
| 12 | PTEMS | Product and Technology Ecosystem and Management Services (Type of Award Underdetermined, 541512 | Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT) | Undetermined | 07/2024 | $974M | The RFP will likely be released in February 2024. The VA is using GSA Alliant II as the RFP vehicle. |
| 13 | SEAPORT NXG | Navy Integrated Training Environment (NITE) (Task Order, 541330) | USN, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division | Undetermined | 08/2024 | $896M | Per the December 2023 NAVSEA long-range acquisition outlook, the NITE RFP is projected during Q4 of FY24. |
| 14 | TADS | Technology Application Development Sustainment (IDIQ – Agency, 541512) | USAF, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Digital Directorate | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 07/2024 | $630M | The RFP is likely to be released in mid-2024 since the current contract expires in May 2025. |
| 15 | AIS PSI | F16 Avionics Intermediate Shop Product Support Integration Program (IDIQ – Agency, 541330) | USAF, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC), 75th Air Base Wing | Undetermined | 07/2024 | $620M | The RFP is likely to be released in summer 2024. There have been no recent draft documents. |
| 16 | WSMR MSS | White Sands Missile Range Mission Support Services (IDIQ – Agency) | U.S. Army, Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), White Sands Test Center (WSTC) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 02/2024 | $500M | There has been no information from the Army since offerors submitted comments and questions on November 9, 2023. The RFP is estimated to be released in February 2024. |
| 17 | ADP | Army Vantage Army Data Platform (Contract, 541511) | U.S. Army, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), Army Data and Analytics Platforms (ARDAP) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 04/204 | $500M | Responses to the RFI were due on January 19, 2024. According to the Q&A, the Army plans to release a draft RFP in FY24 and an RFP in FY25. |
| 18 | MTSS | Mission Test Support Services (IDIQ – Agency, 541330) | U.S. Army, Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 04/2024 | $450M | The Army held the Industry Day and Site Visit Conference on December 6, 2024, and questions and comments were due December 13, 2023. The Army will likely release the RFP in April 2024. |
| 19 | CISA CADS | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Cyber Analytics Data System (Competition type is undetermined, 541512) | DHS, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) | Undetermined | 03/2024 | $425M | The RFP will likely be issued in March 2024 using the Agile Cybersecurity and Technology Solutions (ACTS) vehicle. |
| 20 | ODOS IV | Outcome-Based Delivery and DevOps Services (Task Order, 541512) | DHS, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) | Small Business Set-Aside | 12/2024 | $410M | DHS may conduct market research in late 2024 with an RFP in 2025. |
| 21 | INL WHP FA2 | Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Office of Western Hemisphere Programs FA2 IT Services (IDIQ – Agency, 541511) | Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 05/2024 | $350M | Given that the current contract expires in February 2025, a mid-2024 RFP is likely. |
| 22 | PS Integration Contractor (Formerly ECD PTS) | PS Integration Contractor | DHS, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Emergency Communications Division | Undetermined | 06/2024 | $325M | The RFP will likely be released in June 2024. To date, DHS has released several pre-RFP documents, including industry day questions and answers, the sources sought notice, industry day slides, and draft SOW. |
| 23 | SETA IV | Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (IDIQ – Agency, 541611) | DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) | Undetermined | 10/2024 | $325M | The RFP will likely be released in May 2024. DHS released a draft RFI SOW on September 11, 2023. |
| 24 | EFS | Enterprise Financial Services (IDIQ – Agency, 541611) | U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Financial Services | Small Business Set-Aside, Full and Open, Unrestricted | 08/2024 | $313M | The RFP will likely be released in August 2024. DOT has not released draft documents. |
| 25 | NAS | National Airspace System Engineering and Support Services (Award type is undetermined, 541330) | U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) | Undetermined | 03/2024 | $288M | The Contracting Officer released the draft SOW on November 16, 2023, and will likely post the RFP in the March 2024 timeframe. |
| 26 | SWES | Software Engineering Support (BPA, 541511) | U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Small Business Set-Aside | 03/2024 | $280M | The incumbents’ BPAs expire in March 2025. DOT is likely to release an RFP in or after March 2024. |
| 27 | OHS | Office Of Head Start Training and Technical (Multi-award contract, 541611) | Health and Human Services (HHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Administrative Operations | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 10/2024 | $271M | The HHS released a Sources Sought Notice on November 17, 2023 and collected responses on December 6, 2023. October 2024 is an estimated RFP release date. |
| 28 | HAB | Technical Assistance for the Bureau of Primary Care (BPHC) and HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) (IDIQ – Agency, 541611) | Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 03/2024 | $250M | The incumbents’ contracts expire in August 2024. HHS will likely release a follow-up RFP around the August 2024 timeframe. |
| 29 | AFATDS | Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System 71 Modernization (Award type is undetermined, 541511) | Program Executive Office, Command, Control and Communications Tactical (PEO C3T), Project Manager Mission Command (PC MC) | Undetermined | 08/2024 | $250M | The notice appeared in the Q4 FY23 DISA Acquisition Opportunities Forecast with an estimated RFP release date of August 2024. |
| 30 | IM KM | MILTECH Solutions Information Management and Knowledge Management Solutions (IDIQ – Agency, 541511) | DOD, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Defense IT Contracting Organization | Full and Open, Unrestricted | 03/2024 | $250 | The Q1 FY24 DISA Acquisition Opportunities Forecast indicated the RFP is likely to be released in Q2 FY24. |
Conclusion
As we’ve seen, several of the bids have progressed significantly, with updates on RFP dates, value, and specific requirements. Staying abreast of these changes is essential for contractors looking to capitalize on these opportunities. Whether it’s large-scale projects like SEWP VI and Alliant 3 or more niche contracts like OHS and HAB, each bid offers a unique prospect for businesses to contribute to government operations and expand their portfolio.
As 2024 unfolds, we encourage you to remain vigilant, proactive, and well-informed. We’ll be reporting on these bids throughout 2024 and provide details to help you make the most of the opportunities that lie ahead. For capture or proposal assistance in responding to these bids, please contact Brenda Crist at BCrist@LohfeldConsulting.com.
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