Office of Procurement Operations

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations is a sub-agency contracting office that executes procurement and acquisition on behalf of DHS and its subordinate components, including the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Protective Service, Science and Technology Directorate, and others across the federal homeland security enterprise.

DHS OPO has awarded 17,172 federal contracts totaling $31.73 billion in combined potential value since 2002, with $25.15 billion obligated to date. Recent activity shows 395 awards in 2023, 431 in 2024, 373 in 2025, 269 in 2026, and 1 award recorded so far in 2027; the most recently recorded award date falls in January 2027. The agency transacts through 2,956 distinct prime contractors. Contract competition is moderately concentrated: the top five primes by award count—Smiths Detection Inc. (273 awards, $50.2 million combined potential value), Paragon Systems Inc. (256 awards, $1.53 billion), Triple Canopy Inc. (150 awards, $1.32 billion), Ceia USA LTD (103 awards, $2.6 million), and Kerberos International Inc. (83 awards, $510.2 million)—hold 46 percent of recent awards over the last five years. By potential value, the top five are Universal Protection Service, LIMITED Partnership ($1.84 billion), Paragon Systems ($1.53 billion), Triple Canopy ($1.32 billion), First Coast Security Solutions Inc. ($1.05 billion), and Kerberos International ($510.2 million), accounting for 20 percent of combined recent potential value. The set-aside mix is dominated by unrestricted competition: 83 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, 12 percent are small-business set-asides, 1 percent each are SDVOSB, HUBZone, 8(a) sole-source, and competitive 8(a), with woman-owned, partial small-business, and economically disadvantaged woman-owned awards each under 1 percent.

DHS OPO has awarded only 2 federal grants totaling $2.8 million in federal dollars obligated, both in 2022 to the City of Philadelphia and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority as Project Grants; no grant activity has been recorded since.

Recent contract opportunities span protective security services, biometric systems, IT infrastructure, scientific subscriptions, and operational support. The DHS Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Network, Cloud, and Cyber Services 2.0 IDIQ solicitation (70RTAC26R00000007, due 9/22/2026, updated 10/5/2026 to extend timeline) seeks a single-award department-wide IDIQ for network, cloud, and cybersecurity services. The Biometric Capture Devices GWAC (70RDA126R00000001, due 9/23/2026, amended 9/22/2026) solicits multiple-award IDIQs for fingerprint, facial, iris, palmprint, and multi-modal biometric capture equipment and peripherals across five device tracks. Armed Protective Security Services for the IRS Campus in Austin (FY27-0001, 10/31/2026 due) proposes a sole-source task order modification to Bradley Technologies Inc. for up to seven months of armed protective security officer coverage, and Protective Security Officer Services, Los Angeles Area (70RFPW26RW9000001, due 11/20/2026) opens PSO services to competition. Carahsoft BPA Sole Source Justification (70RTAC26A00000011, due 10/22/2026, posted 10/20/2026) announces an enterprise-wide BPA under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule to streamline software licensing and subscriptions from approximately 70+ OEMs and technology partners. The X-ray Lease solicitation (70RFP326REH000002, due 11/13/2026) requests proposals for equipment lease. Veterinary Services (K-9) for the National Capital Region (70RFP226QEC000009, due 10/31/2026, set-aside for small business) seeks routine and emergency veterinary care and boarding at a facility within 25 miles of Washington, DC. Biometric Identity Services (RUIM-26-00043, 10/26/2026) is an RFI-stage market research notice for the Office of Biometric Identity Management regarding the central DHS biometric repository and future HART system capabilities. Additional open or recent opportunities include CPR/AED support services (small-business set-aside, closed 9/17/2026), canine explosive scent kits (small-business set-aside, closed 9/28/2026), covert testing kits (closed 9/18/2026), RFID property-management equipment for CISA (sole-source intent, 9/15/2026), Administrative Data Research Facility access through Coleridge Initiative (9/21/2026), recoverable small unmanned aircraft systems market research (extended to 11/5/2026), digital media services RFI for S&T (small-business set-aside, 9/18/2026), IEEE Xplore and American Chemical Society subscription renewals (sole-source intents), synthetic data generation for screening (sole-source to Cignal LLC, 9/7/2026), access-control and CCTV system maintenance (small-business set-aside, closed 8/31/2026), LS-DYNA license renewal (sole-source to ANSYS, 8/31/2026), and parking services in Oakland (due 8/25/2026, amended).