Small Business Vendor Outreach Session for November 2024 Description Each fiscal year (FY) the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), as part of the Small Business Outreach Program, virtually conducts ten sessions of 15-minute pre-arranged meetings with small businesses. Vendor Outreach Sessions (VOS) provides small businesses with a platform to discuss their capabilities, learn about DHS procurements, and meet with large businesses to discuss subcontracting and partnering opportunities. We reserve four sessions for women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, small disadvantaged (including 8(a) and HUBZone small businesses. VOS is conducted by DHS Small Business Specialists (SBS) from each operational contracting component and large businesses (“counselors”). The next DHS VOS is November 21, 2024. In honor of Veterans Day, this session is reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses ONLY. Refer to the DHS VOS FY 2025 Schedule to view or download the calendar and read the Small Business Vendor Outreach Sessions- instructions carefully. Effective October 1, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2023 VOS), there are significant changes to the VOS Program: It matches small businesses to counselors by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes or core competencies. There is no longer a “first come, first served” approach to VOS meetings. After being matched by the scheduling system, small businesses must request meetings with the counselors. You can request up to three business days after each VOS opens. The meeting request will undergo review, and the counselors will decide if the request meets current capability needs. After acceptance, we will send a meeting confirmation email to the small business to include a link to the virtual meeting information. Small businesses with confirmed meetings will view their meeting dashboard in the DHS Vendor Outreach Scheduling System. Small businesses with... HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF | OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER 245 MURRAY LANE SW, Washington , DC 20528, USA Primary Point of Contact: Audra Dunbar, osdbu.vos@hq.dhs.gov Secondary Point of Contact: Candice Brooks, dhsosdbu@hq.dhs.gov osdbu.vos@hq.dhs.gov Tender Notice International Competitive Bidding United States of America GT-109053009