Intel Briefs
January 2026 GovCon Intel Brief from GovDash
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The GovDash Monthly Intel Brief is your trusted source for federal contracting intel. Designed for growth-focused GovCon teams, this monthly briefing provides market insights & actionable data. Each edition is curated by our GovCon experts to help you move faster, target smarter, & act on intel that drives contract wins.
GovCon Market & Spending Trends
Inside the FedRAMP Audit: GovDash is now Moderate Equivalent. Ryan Manthy & Max Aulakh discuss security architecture that protects CUI without killing deployment velocity.
GSA GWAC Refresh Imminent: All major vehicles get a FAR refresh by Jan 31, 2026.
Senate Clears $900B FY26 NDAA: Critical Q2 starts unlocked. Engage PO’s now.
GSA "Go Gov" Centralizes Buying: Civilian T&E unifies in 18 months, pivot agency-specific strategies now.
DOGE Function Moves to OPM: Efficiency mandate is institutionalized. Expect slower hiring, faster cost-cutting.
OASIS+ Phase II On-Ramps Open: GSA confirms consolidation. Miss the Jan 12 window, wait a full year.
Bid Protests Drop 6%: Industry is picking battles carefully. Don't protest unless the case is watertight.
Treasury Kills the Forecast: The FY26 plan is gone. If you don’t have human intel, you are flying blind in Q2.
DOT Reveals FY26 Plan: $100M+ in engineering starts. Infrastructure firms: map sub-tier partners now.
Industry Thought Leadership
GAO Denies CIO-SP4 Protest: $50B path finally clear. Not on the list? Find subbing lanes immediately.
Winning FY26: OASIS+, AI Rush, Roadmap to Success: Latest GovDash Industry Report.
The "Influencer" Trap: Why chasing LinkedIn celebrities is killing your pipeline (and what to watch instead).
Ghosting the Spec: Don't wait for the RFP, how to write SOWs before competition sees them.
Capture is Broken: A data-driven strategy that actually wins FY26.
CMMC Reality Check: GovDash & Ignyte break down precisely what the new mandates mean for your software supply chain.
New Fraud Triggers: DOJ just tightened proposal fraud triggers. Check these five indicators before you hit submit.
Emily Murphy on '26 Acquisition: Former GSA Admin predicts the landscape. Listen to adapt the mid-term strategy.
GenAI.mil vs. Ask Sage: Chaillan challenges Google’s lock-in. See the feature gap analysis that defines the multi-model war.
The 2026 8(a) Opportunity Shift: "Once 8(a), always 8(a)" is dead. COs are shifting risk.
Key Awards & Takeaways
DoW Releases $1B+ FY26 APFIT: Rapid fielding hits $1B+. Tech innovators: get prototypes into this stream.
NRC Awards $502M GLINDA 2.0: Six vendors take the enterprise IT. Check sub opps.
Peraton Takes $12.5B FAA NATCS: National airspace integration locked.
MDA Unleashes $151B SHIELD: Over 2k awards out. This IDIQ is the new baseline for missile defense.
SDA Awards $3.5B Tranche 3: L3Harris, Lockheed, Northrop, & Rocket Lab split win.
$12B DLA J-6 JETS 2.0 Update: Enterprise Tech pool expands. SDVOSB Nationwide IT Services has been officially added.
TriWest Secures $7B DHA Option: TRICARE West support is safe through 2026.
Raytheon Locks $512M Army SAR: Next-gen sensors funded. ISR component makers.
G3 Snags $5B USAF EITaaS BPA: Air Force locks in enterprise IT transformation.
Koniag Wins $70M DoD Zero Trust PMO: ANC subsidiary takes over CIO’s cyber portfolio mgmt.
Top Forecasted Opportunities
$50B Army MAPS Resurrected: The decade's most significant IT consolidation is back on. Industry Day Jan 28, 2026.
DHA $10B Omnibus IV: New small business on-ramps confirmed for FY26. Health IT firms: prepare your technical volumes now.
$100M+ NIH DAP IDIQ Pre-Sol (Q2 FY26): Data Access Program expands to a 6-year multi-award vehicle.
USSF Launches SDA CSO: 5-year opening for space domain awareness. First AOI is a Small Biz set-aside for analytics.
USAF Explores AI Coding: RFI seeks industry data on autonomous dev & modernization tools.
$10B AFRL AMAC IDIQ: Specialized R&D solicitation released. This is the primary vehicle for Air Force lab support.
$5M+ USSOCOM Agentic AI RFI: Urgent call for autonomous agent demos.
USAF Releases $250M ARES: OpsEA takes a giant leap—the Aerospace Readiness Enterprise System solicitation is live.
$150M Library of Congress IT OSS IDIQ: Enterprise computing & O&M solicitation is live.
USCIS OIT Drops $300M "Large-Scale" RFI: Market research begins for massive DevSecOps & Cloud support.
Policy & Compliance Updates
PMA Released: "Business of Gov" has new priorities. Align proposals to these themes.
DoD Acquisition Shift: Lethality and speed are new metrics.
RFO Training Launches: COs learning new rules. You need to know them, too.
EO Centralizes AI: States blocked. D.C. is now the only AI regulator that matters.
NDAA Strips "Right to Repair": OEM dominance protected. Third-party maintenance faces a more challenging road.
DoD Mandates AI Guardrails: Innovators must prove compliance. No guardrails, no contract.
GSA Aligns FMR: Efficiency rules are tightened. Expect strict facility and asset audits.
OMB Sets AI Buying Rules: Agencies restricted. Ensure your product fits the box.
OFPP Crowdsources Ideas: Have a better way to buy? Tell OFPP. They are actually listening.
GSA Acquisition 360: Feedback open on new vendor assessment metrics. Give input now or deal with the scoring later.
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