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Homeland Security

DHS Issues RFI for Acquisition Knowledge Management System

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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has a potential requirement for a commercially available off-the-shelf Acquisition Knowledge Management System and Service (AKMSS) that provides acquisition professionals with a portal for accessing acquisition information and a source for continuous learning. The service must include provider acquisition management subject matter expertise and consultation services, a user-friendly, common technology platform for accessing all current acquisition policy data, a virtual reference library for procurement personnel to access bet practices, tools, templates, research and other…

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