Office of the Under Secretary for Management

The Department of Homeland Security Office of the Under Secretary for Management is a civilian sub-agency within DHS that manages enterprise-level infrastructure, IT, facilities, and administrative operations supporting the department's operational components. The office procures contracts to sustain DHS's internal systems, infrastructure, and shared services across the department.

The office has awarded 902 federal contracts since 2004, totaling $4.74 billion in combined potential value with $4.37 billion obligated. Recent activity has declined: 54 awards in 2022, 41 in 2023, 37 in 2024, 26 in 2025, and 28 year-to-date in 2026. The most recent award closed on October 1, 2026.

The competitive landscape is moderately concentrated by potential value and highly fragmented by award count. By dollar value, Salus Worldwide Solutions Corp., General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., and Peraton Technology Services Inc. dominate, holding 33 percent of recent combined potential value across six awards totaling $1.48 billion. Salus alone accounts for two awards valued at $757.2 million. By award count over the last five years, the top five primes hold only 25 percent of recent awards: Emcor Government Services, Inc. leads with 21 awards but a combined potential value of only $869 thousand, indicating heavy transaction volume through task orders, GSA Schedule calls, or below-threshold purchases. Xtec, Incorporated and Meltech Corporation, Inc. follow with 11 and 6 awards respectively. The remaining 443 distinct primes scatter across the portfolio, reflecting highly fragmented competition on volume.

Set-asides account for 25 percent of awards. The bulk are unrestricted small-business set-asides at 12 percent of total awards, followed by 8(a) sole-source at 4 percent and HUBZone at 3 percent. Competitive 8(a), service-disabled veteran-owned small business, and woman-owned small business each represent 1 percent or less of recent awards. No set-aside was used on 75 percent of awards.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded for this office in the source data. The decline in annual awards from 54 in 2022 to 26 in 2025 suggests either consolidation of work into larger prime contracts, internal resourcing changes, or shifting procurement cadence. Firms winning large infrastructure or IT contracts with DHS would benefit from tracking this office's future activity, particularly large-dollar opportunities where the Salus–GDIT–Peraton tier competes.