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Business/Financial

DHS Plans FirstSource III Solicitation This Fall For IT Products And Services

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 30th, 2020

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DHS Plans FirstSource III Solicitation This Fall For IT Products And Services

The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday released an updated statement of work and timeline for its upcoming small business procurement of information technology products and services under the FirstSource III effort. The DHS Offices of Procurement Operations and Chief Information Officer will host a virtual industry day on July 31, followed by the release in late August of a draft solicitation and a final solicitation in mid-October, according to a June 30 notice on the federal business opportunities website…

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