DHS Small Business Vendor Outreach Sessions

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DHS Small Business Vendor Outreach Event

July 24, 2025
9:00 am – 4:00 pm ET

Virtual Event

Free Event

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will host a Vendor Outreach Session (VOS).

This session is for all Small Businesses.

The VOS provide small businesses with the platform to discuss their capabilities and learn about DHS procurements and large business subcontracting and partnering opportunities.
Counselors for VOS include representatives from:

DHS Headquarters Office of Procurement Operations (OPO),

Customs and Border Protection (CBP),

Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers

(FLETC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA),

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), United States Citizen
& Immigration Services (USCIS),

U.S. Secret Service (USSS)

Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR).

Large business counselors will discuss various areas of collaboration to include subcontracting opportunities, joint ventures, and mentor-protégé program relationships.

NOTE: if you have previously met with a DHS component within the last three months, please consider this before registering for any VOS. Direct contact with the component small business
specialists to schedule a follow-up discussion outside of VOS is preferred.

Small businesses will be matched to DHS component SBS and large businesses (counselors) by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes and/or core competencies. There is no longer a “first come, first served” approach to VOS.

All small businesses that have previously registered to participate in VOS must update their profile to complete additional mandatory fields. Some businesses may need to re-register.

After being matched by the registration system, small businesses must request a meeting(s) with a counselor. Meeting requests can be requested up to three business days after each VOS opens.

The counselor will review the small business capabilities and core competencies provided. If those capabilities match with the needs of the counselor, the meeting request may be accepted, and a confirmation email will be sent to the company primary email address.

Small businesses with confirmed meetings will be able to view meeting(s) in the company profile dashboard in the DHS VOS Scheduling System.

Small businesses without a confirmation email or a confirmed meeting in the dashboard do not have a meeting scheduled and will not be able to participate in VOS for that specific month.

Meeting spaces are still limited.

This allows more opportunities for other small businesses who have not met with DHS to request a meeting and discuss their capabilities.

Register Here

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