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Small Business

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Twenty Years of S&T Seeing Big Potential in Small Business

DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, administered by S&T, is celebrating two decades of delivering new ideas and leveraging new technologies to support the agency’s mission. 

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DHS is the Largest Federal Agency to Receive 15 Consecutive “A” Grades on the SBA Small Business Procurement Scorecard

DHS received a grade of “A+,” the highest grade possible on the Small Business Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Small Business Procurement Scorecard and was the largest federal agency to exceed all ten of the Scorecard’s small business prime and subcontracting goals.

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Honoring S&T Commitment to Women-Owned Businesses

At S&T, we are proud to recognize and support the innovative spirit and ingenuity of female entrepreneurs who are leading the charge in developing groundbreaking solutions to our toughest homeland security threats.

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Small Business Policy Resources

A variety of laws, Executive Orders, and regulations affecting small business contracting are in place in the United States.

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Third Large Prime-Small Business VOME

Learn about our Third Large Prime Contractor-Small Business Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Event on December 6-7, 2023.

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OSDBU Outreach and Component Events

The DHS Small Business Outreach Program consists of several areas including Vendor Outreach Sessions (VOS), Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Events (VOME), and internal and external events focused on small business participation.

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Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Events

Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Events (VOME) support business to business (B2B) meetings to explore subcontracting and teaming opportunities, and to assist with gaps in small business capabilities.

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DHS Small Business Goals and Achievements

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is responsible for ensuring small business government-wide goals   are established each fiscal year at or above the statutory levels, and that the reporting agencies’ achievements meet the agency established goals. The OSDBU of each federal government agency negotiates with the SBA to establish mandatory small business goals for their respective agency.

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Small Business Toolkit

Welcome to the Small Business Toolkit! These resources are provided to help small businesses do business with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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About the OSDBU

The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) promotes and develops strategies for small business participation in the DHS contracting program while adhering to federal regulations and ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in the procurement process.