Welcome to VOS

About Sessions .

Welcome to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Vendor Outreach Session (VOS) Scheduling System

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), in conjunction with DHS operational Small Business Specialists (SBS), appointed in each organizational component, sponsors a series of small business Vendor Outreach Sessions featuring pre-arranged 15-minute appointments with the SBS and several large contractors that currently have prime contracts with DHS. These sessions provide the small business community an opportunity to discuss and learn about potential procurements.

Scheduled participants from DHS may include representatives from DHS Headquarters/Office of Procurement Operations (HQ OPO), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a representative from our Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

In addition to sessions featuring meetings with DHS SBS, firms will also be able to schedule appointments with DHS large business prime contractors to discuss subcontracting opportunities, mentor-protégé relationships, teaming, and other potential topics of mutual interest.

The VOS sessions are very popular with the small business community and fill up very quickly. Your firm must create a profile prior to being able to schedule for a VOS session. This profile can be created at any time. Scheduling information for each VOS session is indicated for each of the session dates below.

Monthly Research

This section below provides information on the components and large business prime contractors that will be attending our upcoming DHS Vendor Outreach Session. It is important that prior to each DHS VOS scheduling that your firm researches the components’ mission and/or the large primes.

Next Session

January 23, 2020

If you do not schedule any appointments you will not be allowed to attend the VOS session

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Check-in: 8:30 AM

Homeland Security Acquisition Institute

90 K St., NE
Washington, DC 20002

DHS Counselors

    • Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
    • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    • Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
    • DHS Headquarters Office of Procurement Operations (HQ 1) (OPO)
    • DHS Headquarters Office of Procurement Operations (HQ 2) (OPO)
    • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
    • United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
    • United States Coast Guard (USCG)
    • United States Secret Service (USSS)

Specific information on potential prime contracting opportunities can be found at www.fbo.gov or on the DHS Acquisition Planning Forecasting System www.apfs.dhs.gov

Large Business Prime Contractors

  • BATTELLE. In search of: Cyber exercises; Operational test and evaluation; previous experience with Customs and Border Protection and the Transportation Security Administration; Modeling and simulation; Cyber vulnerability assessment; FEMA resiliency. More information about BATTELLE at https://www.battelle.org/
  • CACI. In search of: IT Infrastructure Modernization; Cybersecurity/IA services; hosting services; business systems and network integration services. More information about CACI at https://www.caci.com/.
  • GRUNLEY Construction. In search of: Construction trades (steel – NAICS 238120; masonry – NAICS 238140; glass and glazing – NAICS 238150; roofing – NAICS 238160; electrical – NAICS 238210; mechanical – NAICS 238220; drywall – NAICS 238310). More information about GRUNLEY Construction at https://www.grunley.com/
  • IBM. In search of: Cloud solutions with experience in RedHat products; cyber security solutions and services; data analytics solutions. More information about IBM at https://www.ibm.com/industries/federal
  • RAYTHEON. In search of: Enterprise IT, Cyber Security support and Solutions, Border Security. More information about RAYTHEON at https://www.raytheon.com/.
  • SAIC. In search of: Primary: 541512 – Computer Systems Design Services; 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; 611710 – Educational Support Services; 334290 – Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing; 334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing. More information about SAIC at https://www.saic.com/.
  • VERIZON. In search of: Cybersecurity, Network Engineers, Mobile Development. More information about VERIZON at 
    https://www.verizon.com/home/verizonglobalhome/ghp_landing.aspx/.

Next DHS VOS Scheduling


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DHS would like to thank you for your interest in DHS procurements. For any general questions about the VOS sessions contact our general mailbox at OSDBU.VOS@hq.dhs.gov