DHS Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) Network, Cloud, and Cyber Services (NCCS) 2. 0

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations seeks Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity Services (NCCS) 2.0 for DHS Headquarters and select components, with questions on the draft solicitation due September 22, 2026, final solicitation release October 1, 2026, Phase 1 proposals due October 6, and Phase 2 proposals due October 21, 2026. An October 5, 2026 update advises that the anticipated acquisition schedule will be revised to a later timeframe; interested parties should monitor SAM.gov for official updates. The resultant contract will be a department-wide single-award IDIQ with full and open competition.

Place of performance spans DHS facilities in the Washington DC metropolitan area, Stennis, Mississippi, Chandler, Arizona, and other CONUS sites designated in task orders. The procurement requires an active Top Secret Facility Clearance at prime and subcontractor levels. All contractor personnel must maintain appropriate security clearances up to TS/SCI/SAP. The contract structure includes a 12-month base ordering period, four optional 12-month extension periods, and an additional six-month extension option. The IDIQ cumulative dollar ceiling is $625,996,046.00 across all task orders with a minimum guaranteed order of $10,000.

The work encompasses 24x7x365 monitoring and analysis of network infrastructure, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity events; incident management and response; vulnerability assessments; threat hunting; penetration testing; cyber forensics and malware analysis; and field engineering support. Offerors must demonstrate three examples of prior experience within the last five years on comparable contracts involving network and systems management, cloud management, and cybersecurity services with geographically dispersed operations. Pricing uses a rates-only approach with fully burdened labor rates across 89 defined labor categories at three seniority levels (Junior, Mid, Senior) and three clearance levels across three geographic locations. Phase 1 evaluation is mandatory pass/fail on facility clearance verification; Phase 2 applies best-value trade-off analysis weighing demonstrated prior experience and staffing approach against price. NAICS 541519; PSC DF01. Anticipated award late November 2026. Contact Contracting Officer Tisha Blue-Warren, Contract Specialists Nicole Belanger and Michael Lipperini.