Request for Information: Outreach and Industry Partnerships (OIP) Portal
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 70RSAT27RFI000003
- Agency
-
Office of Procurement Operations
Department of Homeland Security
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Competitive 8(a)
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Place of performance
- District of Columbia, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations issued a Request for Information for support services related to the Outreach and Industry Partnerships (OIP) Portal, set-aside for 8(a) certified small businesses, with responses due by 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 13, 2026. This RFI is for market research and planning purposes only; no formal solicitation obligation exists, responses will not be compensated, and failure to respond does not preclude participation in future solicitations.
DHS seeks contractor capabilities to operate, maintain, and develop enhancements to the OIP Portal, a Government Off-the-Shelf web-based proposal management system administering the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Silicon Valley Innovation Program, Prize competitions, and Broad Agency Announcements for DHS Research and Development. Required technical expertise includes Amazon Web Services (AWS) platforms such as Elastic Container Service and Lambda; standards-based testing methodologies including system acceptance, load, and functional testing; operations and maintenance planning; application security and FedRAMP compliance; cyber supply chain risk management including C-SCRM; Section 508 accessibility compliance; and artificial intelligence tool implementation. The RFI covers 15 task areas spanning web portal and functional requirements, quality assurance, help desk support, portal content modifications, user training, and program-specific functions.
Responses must not exceed 10 pages, use Microsoft Office applications with 12-point Times New Roman font, and address 11 specific technical and capability questions. The Government reserves the right to conduct one-on-one meetings with respondents providing comprehensive responses. Interested parties may request a copy of the draft Statement of Work by emailing the contracting officer, Danette Williams, at Danette.Williams@hq.dhs.gov.
Notice text
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and market research planning purposes. This RFI shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government. This is NOT a Request for Quotations or Proposals. No solicitation document exists, and the Government may or may not issue a formal solicitation as a result of the responses received to this RFI.
The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses. All costs incurred responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. Failure to respond to this RFI will not preclude participation in any future solicitation. Any information received will become the property of the Government and will not be returned to the submitter. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or sensitive information.
The Government’s explicit intent, in this RFI , is to not receive from respondents any proprietary data, trade secrets, business sensitive information, or information considered CONFIDENTIAL under 18 U.S.C. §1905. The Government’s constraint does not in any way relieve interested parties from their responsibility to properly mark proprietary data when it is provided, nor does it alleviate any requirement for the Government to protect marked data. The Government is not obligated to protect unmarked data.
The information provided in this RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. All submissions become the property of the Federal Government and will not be returned.
Important Notice: Please read attached document for complete instructions on how to respond to this RFI. Interested parties can request a copy of the DRAFT Statement of Work for this requirement by emailing the point of contacts listed below.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| OIP Portal RFI 2027_SAM publish.pdf |
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