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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

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DHS Selects 30 Small Vendors to Compete for $1.5B under PACTS IIThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected 30 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to compete for up to $1.5 billion in task orders under the new Program Management, Administrative, Clerical and Technical Services (PACTS II) contract. The vendors will supply non-information technology support services to enable DHS business and program units to accomplish their mission objectives, as well as cross-organizational missions. DHS selected 12 vendors to compete for orders…

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