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Homeland Security

CBP’s IT Office Offers Two New Contracting Opportunities

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, May 12th, 2023

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CBP’s IT Office Offers Two New Contracting Opportunities

Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT) last Friday announced two new enterprise contracting opportunities, including one for small businesses. The new multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreements are the Enterprise Business Management Support Services (EBMSS) 2.0, which is expected to be awarded in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, and the Enterprise Small Business, planned for award in the third quarter of FY ’23. The current EBMSS contract supports CBP and the Department of Homeland Security’s…

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