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A variety of laws, Executive Orders, and regulations affecting small business contracting are in place in the United States.
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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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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.
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SBIR Showcase FR
Through the DHS SBIR Program, small business innovators are developing new technologies to keep first responders, emergency managers, and incident commanders better protected, connected, and prepared to safeguard the homeland and respond to disasters.
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DHS, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Small Business Outreach Events
Here, you will find PDF documents related to announcements, outreach events, or programs sponsored by the OSDBU.
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News Release: DHS Announces SBIR Pre-Solicitation
DHS SBIR Program released 11 topics for the new Small Business innovation Research (SBIR) 22.1 Pre-solicitation.
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News Release: DHS Awards Small Business for Soft Target Security Solutions
Research will support ongoing work to address security and preparedness in places such as sports venues, shopping venues, schools, and transportation systems.
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News Release: DHS Awards Texas Small Business for Urban Detection of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Technology solution provides an easily deployable system that leverages available 5G signals to detect and track UAV in urban environments.