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Homeland Security

DHS Planning For New IT Services Procurement

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

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TYSONS CORNER, Va.--The Department of Homeland Security is in the process of planning for a new information technology (IT) services procurement that is different from the current contract, according to the department’s top procurement official.DHS and its components use the multi-billion dollar EAGLE II contract vehicle to purchase a range of IT services from qualifying vendors. But there are a number of government-wide “best in class procurements” for services and “If there is a best in class procurement that fulfills…

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