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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Conducting Business with the Department of Homeland Security
Robert J. Boone JrDirector, Small BusinessTransportation Security
Administration
U.S. Department of Homeland Security(DHS)
• Department came into existence on March 1, 2003
• Mission: The Department's mission is to ensure a homeland that is safe, secure, and resilient against terrorism and other hazards.
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DHS
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• 8 Major Buying Activities:
– DHS Headquarters (DHS HQ)
– Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
– Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
– Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
– Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
– Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
– U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
– U.S. Secret Service (USSS)
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Office of Procurement Operations• Provides a full range of acquisition support
to many program offices within Homeland Security such as:
• Science & Technology
• Citizenship & Immigration Service
• Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
• Office of Health Affairs
• Intelligence and Analysis
• National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD)
– U.S. Visit
– Federal Protective Service
• Office of the Secretary
• Other Headquarter Level Offices
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Faye Jones Small Business [email protected] Willard ThomasSmall Business [email protected]
Customs and Border Protection
• Priority mission of keeping terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. CBP also has a responsibility for securing and facilitating trade and travel while enforcing hundreds of U.S. regulations, including immigration and drug laws.
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www.cbp.gov Tony ShiversSmall Business [email protected]
Luz (Ivette) JorgeSmall Business [email protected]
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA)
• FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
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www.fema.govPamela McClamSmall Business [email protected]
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
• We train those who protect our homeland.
• Provides training that enables federal, state and local law enforcement partners to accomplish their missions (training is provided by in-house trainers)
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www.fletc.gov Timothy StrongSmall Business [email protected]
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• ICE's primary mission is to promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade, and immigration. The agency has an annual budget of more than $5.7 billion dollars, primarily devoted to its two principal operating components - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
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www.ice.gov Kathleen GregorySmall Business [email protected]
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• Protects the nation’s transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.
• Screens all airline passengers
• Deploys Federal air marshals to detect, defeat, and deter hostile acts targeting all transportation modes
• Screens 100% of 1 billion pieces of luggage checked annually
• Detects and deters the use of explosive devices in transportation systems
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www.tsa.gov Robert [email protected]
Coast Guard
By law, the Coast Guard has 11 missions:
• Ports, waterways, and coastal security
• Drug interdiction
• Aids to navigation
• Search and rescue
• Living marine resources
• Marine safety
• Defense readiness
• Migrant interdiction
• Marine environmental protection
• Ice operations
• Other law enforcement
USCG is military, multi-mission, and maritime.
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www.uscg.mil Sara H. MarcheggianiSmall Business [email protected]
U. S. Secret Service
• The mission of the United States Secret Service is to safeguard the nation's financial infrastructure and payment systems to preserve the integrity of the economy, and to protect national leaders, visiting heads of state and government, designated sites and National Special Security Events.
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www.secretservice.gov Stephen Ochs (acting)
FY 14 – Goaling Accomplishments5th Straight “A” Grade from SBA
Category Gov’t Wide Goal
DHS Goal Award $$$$ DHSAccomplish-ments
Total Procurement Dollars
$13,258,778,150
SB Prime Contracts
23% 31.75% $4,649,043,561 35.06%
SDB & 8(a) 5% 5% $1,931,889,250 14.57%
HubZone 3% 3% $512,848,734 3.87%
SDVOSB 3% 3% $821,445,990 6.20%
Woman Owned 5% 5% $977,530,559 7.37%
Source: FPDS
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Three Major Types of Business Opportunities at Homeland Security
• Contracts and SubcontractsForecasts of Contracting Opportunities: www.dhs.gov/openforbusiness
• Research and Development
• Grants to State and Local Governments
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DHS
• Key premises:– DHS supports ALL of the federal small business
programs
– DHS has small business prime contracting and subcontracting opportunities
– DHS uses both pre-existing contract vehicles (such as the GSA schedule and DHS-wide IDIQs) and open market procedures (FedBizOpps, (FedBid Reverse Auctions) www.fedbid.com
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Homeland Security Small Business Considerations
• 8(a)
• HUBZone
• Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
• Woman-Owned Small Business
• Traditional Small Business Set-Asides
• Various DWACS, FSS (GSA Federal Supply Schedule, etc.)
• Small Business Teams or Joint Ventures
• Full and Open Competition (Subcontracting, Mentor-Protégé Program, etc.)
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Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program
• Mentor-Protégé Program was established in 2003 as a tool to support DHS’s small business program
• Consider participating in the Homeland Security
Mentor-Protégé Program
• Details and application format available on the DHS Open for Business Website (www.openforbusiness.gov )
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Application and Agreement Process
• The mentor-protégé team jointly submits an agreement to the Mentor-Protégé Program Manager
• After e-mail receipt notification, the application is reviewed within 10 business days
• If there are any comments on original submittal, we will respond within 30 days via e-mail
• DHS POCs: Sharon Davis, [email protected]
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DHS Vendor Outreach Sessions
• Held Monthly in Washington DC
• 15 Minute Appointments/SB Specialists
• Prime Contractors
• Regional Vendor Outreach (twice a year)
• www.dhs.gov/openforbusiness
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TSA Broad Agency Announcements
• Alarm, Signal & Security Detection Equipment
HSTS04-14-R-BAA004
Air Cargo Screening Qualification Testing
HSTS04-12-SSN-CT5513
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Strategic Positioning
• Marketing tips from small businesses that have been successful in the Federal marketplace:
– Review all background information
– Understand and know what the agency is buying
– Favorable responses to Sources Sought Notices – Rule of “Two”
– Understand the difference between use of pre-existing contract vehicles and open market buying and position your firm accordingly
– Utilize the FOIA process
– Participate in small business outreach/networking activities
– Consider prime contracts, subcontracts, and teaming
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•Learn About the 8 Major Buying Activities at
Homeland Security
•Learn what we buy and know when we are buying it
•Avoid “cold calling”
Successful Strategy
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Helpful WebsitesFEDBIZOppswww.fedbizopps.gov or www.fbo.gov
FEDBIDwww.fedbid.com
SUBNETweb.sba.gov/subnet
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)www.arnet.gov/FAR
Ready.govwww.ready.gov
Outreach Activities OSDBU Councilwww.osdbu.gov
Forecastwww.dhs.gov/openforbusiness
Research & Developmentwww.hsarpabaa.com www.sbir.dhs.gov/index.aspx
Grantswww.dhs.gov/openforbusiness
Federal Procurement Data Systemhttps://www.fpds.gov/
USAspending.govwww.usaspending.gov
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