The GovCon Grove - Good Government supported by Great Companies - May 8

PROGRAMMING NOTE: In the spirit of good culture and taking time for family, the GovCon Grove team will be taking a break.?We’ll be back after the Memorial Day holiday with more of the good stuff, more of the companies that are #doingitright . So we don’t miss anything, tag us @orangeslicesai if you post anything so we can pick it up on our return.?

Looking for a good partner? Need inspiration from a team that is winning and succeeding as a good partner, vendor and employer???

• One Winning Team that is Empowering Veterans through the Power of Passion and Smart Partnership ??

ICYMI - the Chatter last week:??

• Digital WOSB leaders coming together to drive change, share intel and build community ??
• GSA Polaris Protest has FAR-reaching Implications ??
• The Federal Government and the General Services Administration (GSA) have a Great Opportunity to Create a Resilient Supplier Base by Expanding the Alliant 3 Awards ??
• A Look Inside this new Triple Promise for Federal Health Agencies ??

Included below we continue to shine a light on the good stuff, highlighting a few weekly examples of leading GovCon firms and executives who are proving that they understand it is not just about winning, but about building a lasting corporate culture and giving back.??????

Success in business is not just about the bottom line and we love when the community shares things that are motivational and that offer support:

• Taking the opportunity in May - National Mental Health Awareness Month - Celia de la Torre Dignari, LLC , shared this post on 29 Ways To Celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month (2023) ?#takingcareofemployees
• Signature Performance, Inc. 's Mark Mathia, MBA, ACC, CPPC started Monday off with a read focused on Faith in Humanity , that is appropriate for any Monday. Did you know that small acts of?#kindness ?will raise your FIH levels??

Giving that is not a one and done:?

• Throughout the month of April, the ladies of ThunderCat Technology collected donations to be made to?Women Giving Back, Inc. , donating over 20 bags of clothing to the organization and then a few members of the team went and volunteered at WGB's warehouse !?#supportingcommunity
• Clarivate colleagues around the world have the opportunity for 40 hours of volunteer time to give back to their communities. ?#cultureofgivingback
• EGlobalTech, a Tetra Tech Company celebrated Earth Month in Vienna, VA, with a bi-annual adopt-a-highway cleanup followed by a lively happy hour where lucky participants received trash-themed prizes for unlucky foraging.?#teambonding
• For many years REI Systems has partnered with Under Her to support its mission of building healthy self-esteem, sisterhood, and emotional support among disadvantaged women and young girls. Through employee donations, nearly 200 bags with provisions and basic feminine care necessities to be distributed throughout our community were created.?#givingback

Connecting over shared interests:?

• pfsTECH Wine 101 night, led by one of its own , was a wonderful time learning all about wine!?#employeeengagement
• D&G Solutions 's USTRANSCOM team headed out to?#puttshack ?for some golf, food, and team bonding. Events like this allow for?#teambuildingactivities ?and make each individual employee feel valued and appreciated.? ?

A few more glimpses of bring your kids to work fun:??

• Sparksoft Corporation hosted its annual Bring Your Kids to Work Day! Everybody had fun meeting each other and seeing what their parents do at work .?#gettingtoknowfamilies
• Two Six Technologies employees and their children for Bring Your Kids to Work Day. It was great to see our future TSTers engaging in different activities, with their parents, to spark their interest in cybersecurity, coding, and information technology. ?#inspireyouth

Check out some recent comments related to companies listed on the OS AI Platform. When you are looking for great partners and companies that #doitright , inside intel can’t be beat:??????

• BluJuniper is a relatively new WOSB with a strong leadership team and IT capabilities that could help solve an agency’s challenging mission requirements or strengthen a prime’s bid. Re: BluJuniper ??

ICMYI: The latest OS AI Know Thy Competitor segment:??????????

Turning ideas into #impact across HHS/HRSA/CDC, USDA, ED, DOJ, EPA, and more. Fresh off winning a $100M BPA with CFPB, this small business, focused on amplifying the impact of mission-driven organizations through transformational digital solutions, continues to carve out a path as a trusted partner to a broad set of Federal Agencies by offering a set of capabilities and expertise that many traditional GovCon IT and Consulting firms just do not have. While skilled in emerging areas such as Agile Development, Analytics, AI/ML, and UX, their chops in a broad set of Digital Communications and Marketing areas, to include Content Strategy, CMS/Drupal development, Audience analysis, branding and?messaging, social media, SEO, and storytelling, is a key reason why Federal agencies, especially those who need to engage with their stakeholders, continue to lean on this small business to help them think about long-term digital transformation.???

Do you know who this impact driven firm (and 2023 Elev8GovCon honoree) that is committed to cultivating a culture in which?all individuals can thrive, and that endeavors to lead with empathy through a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA), is? Check your answer here –?https://bit.ly/3NCk232 ??

OrangeSlices Tip of the Week????????

This week’s tip comes from Austin Belcak , Founder of Cultivated Culture who shares: How To Research Company Culture In 7 Easy Steps. This is a must-read for those looking for new career opportunities AND for companies looking to attract top talent. Some of these relate to past actions you cannot change but others are things you can do moving forward to ensure you show up in a positive light in: Do the values, benefits and missions people can easily find about you reflect what is really important to job seekers? When people share reviews about you, are they critiquing things you can or should change? Do your leaders talk about culture in a public way? Check out his post here. ??

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Just a few of the topics covered in this week's edition include:??The top '24 CMS RFPs; T4NG2/CIO-SP4/OASIS Ruling Impact; 70 FTE NIH Modernization/100M DHS CyberSec Opps; Treasury/DOJ SDVOSBs to watch; AND more...

The GovCon Grove is compiled and published by Heather Seftel-Kirk , OrangeSlices AI’s Exec VP and our own Corporate Culture Champion charged with making sure we don’t just talk the talk, but we walk the walk. Follow Heather and connect if you are a leader passionate about employee experience and #doingittherightway ????

About OrangeSlices AI??????????????

Developed by a team of government and industry contracting subject matter experts, the OrangeSlices AI data driven platform is a publicly available searchable listing of the top information technology and consulting services contractors doing business with the Federal government today. Driven by a robust and comprehensive set of authoritative and trusted data sources, the OS.ai tool is intended to help government and industry leaders find the right partner to help deliver on the important missions of the Federal government. Learn more about how you can engage with OS AI here.? ???????????????