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Category: Government

  • California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contract

    California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) Contract

    Today Ad Hoc was awarded  California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) contract number 3-17-70-3437A. This CMAS contract, along with our previous placement on California’s Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) Vendor Pool, allows Ad Hoc to bid on a number of opportunities in the state of California. I helped lead the contract team on this project, compiling past…

  • California’s Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) Vendor Pool

    California’s Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) Vendor Pool

    Ad Hoc was selected for the California’s Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) vendor pool. Here’s how the California Department of Technology describes the selection: The California Department of Technology has announced the selection of 13 vendors who are now part of the State’s expanded Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) vendor pool. Along with 11 companies that were…

  • Subcontract Award: Hospital Quality Reporting

    Subcontract Award: Hospital Quality Reporting

    Ad Hoc won a subcontract award for Hospital Quality Reporting (HQR). The prime contractor, Bellese, is relying on Ad Hoc to provide all User Experience Research for the project, including four full-time researchers. This allows Ad Hoc to build its capacity in this area and build out a larger team. bellese-hqr-award-notice My role was to…

  • Cohorts: incisive research on government digital services

    Cohorts: incisive research on government digital services

    I conceived and launched Cohorts, a service of Ad Hoc that allows us to conduct incisive research with groups of relevant people to make government digital services work better for all. Here’s some snips from the launch blog post: There are two components to Cohorts — finding the right people and conducting the right research. On…

  • Contract Award: CMS ADELE QPP Front-End

    Today Ad Hoc was awarded contract HHSM500B0001 under the ADELE BPA to provide support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP). I managed the response process for Ad Hoc— helping draft documents, recruit partners, build the team, and price the contract for the program. Here’s a copy of the award…

  • Me + HC.gov, Bus Ad Version

    The glorious affects of density and transit.

  • White House Champions of Change Reunion

    Today I attended the White House Champions of Change Reunion. It was fun. Here’s a tweet from @potus: I’m teeny-tiny in the back left: And here’s some b-roll in which my mug appears: Program:

  • Contract Award: DHS Flash BPA

    Today I helped Ad Hoc, LLC win a spot on the DHS Flash Agile Blanket Purchase Agreement, Award #HSHQDC17DFL012. Here’s a snip from the award notice: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) and Office of the Chief Information Officer would like to thank the 114 Offerors that participated…

  • Remarks at the White House Open Data Innovation Summit

    Today I gave keynote remarks, “Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise” at The White House Open Data Innovation Summit. Here’s the morning agenda: Here’s the slides: Open Data: Roots, Impact, and Promise from Daniel X. O’Neil Read the complete text here. Here’s some images: Here’s video: Here’s some coverage: White House Open Data Innovation Summit: Open…

  • CMS WDS Contract Award: $58M

    CMS WDS Contract Award: $58M

    Today Ad Hoc was awarded Contract HHSM500201600124G for CMS WDS, a project that supports 15 products that help make up HealthCare.gov. I managed the response, including drafting documents, estimating effort, and helping build the team structure. I will also serve as the Senior Program Manager for the program. Here’s a copy of the award as retrieved from…