DHS contracting opportunities across every component agency
The Department of Homeland Security buys through components that behave like separate agencies, with separate missions and separate procurement shops. Watching one of them tells you almost nothing about the others.
| Match | Solicitation and agency | NAICS | Set-aside | Place of performance | Response due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Custodial, Pest Control, and Grounds Maintenance Service Contract at U.S. Marine Corps Air St | 561210 | Full and open | Not stated | 28 Oct |
| 80 | USACE SPK MOTCO Facilities and Utilities Maintenance Services - Concord, California | 561210 | 8(a) | Not stated | 8 Oct |
| 80 | N6247826R2431 FACILITIES AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE SERVICES at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Oahu, Hawaii | 561210 | 8(a) | Not stated | 13 Oct |
| 79 | Operation and Maintenance of Government-Owned Facilities and Equipment, Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam and Lake Seminole Project, Florida and Geo | 561210 | Total small business | Not stated | 19 Oct |
| 75 | Solicitation - BWT Operation and Maintenance | 561210 | Total small business | Not stated | 16 Oct |
Where DHS contracting opportunities come from
- Customs and Border Protection, which buys technology, infrastructure and services at scale
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Transportation Security Administration, heavy on screening technology and airport services
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, including disaster response work that moves fast
- United States Coast Guard, with vessel, aviation and shore infrastructure requirements
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
- Secret Service, USCIS and headquarters level acquisitions
DHS work scored against your profile
- Every new DHS notice read the day it posts, across all components
- NAICS overlap, capability fit against the notice text, set-aside eligibility, place of performance, value band and days remaining
- Component visible on every match, so you can see which buyer this actually is
- A score out of 100 and a plain sentence on the fit
- Sources sought and industry day notices included
What is different about bidding DHS work
- Several components run their own small business programs and use set-asides heavily
- Personnel suitability and clearance requirements are stated in the notice and decide who can staff the work
- Disaster response requirements move on a compressed timeline, so a short response window is normal rather than a warning sign
- Much of the work sits under existing vehicles, so eligibility to compete for a task order matters before capability does
- Requirements are frequently shaped through industry days, which is where a small firm gets its hearing
Who wins DHS work
Prior awards for the same NAICS code and component, with awardees, values and dates, sit beside each opportunity. Across DHS the incumbency pattern varies sharply by component, which is exactly why looking it up per requirement beats assuming.
Related reading: dod contract opportunities, federal contract bids, federal contracts database.