Open For Business

Open For Business centralizes information to let every business in America know how to work with the Department of Homeland Security. Designed to assist the business community, we include links to contracts, grants, small business opportunities, research and development and contacts.

Spotlight

• Information Technology Acquisitions Homeland Security is establishing two department-wide contracts for information technology services and commodities.
• E-Verify Program allows employers to check employees' eligibility. Under Secretary for Management Paul Schneider encourages vendors to participate. Read more (PDF, 2 pages - 223 KB).

Programs and Services

• Acquisition Policies and Regulations  Links to the Federal Acquisition Regulations and the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulations and Acquisition Manual. 
• Opportunities  Current contracting opportunities.
• Small Business Procurement Assistance Information on prime contractors,  vendor outreach sessions, and contacts.
• Grants  Information on the grants process.
• Reports and Notices   Includes Acquisition Report, FAIR Act Inventory and Competitive Sourcing Activities Report.
• Forms  Available for download.

Resources

• SAFETY Act - Part of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act was enacted by Congress to encourage the development and deployment of anti-terrorism technologies to protect of the nation and provides “risk management” and “litigation management” protections for sellers of qualified anti-terrorism technologies and others in the supply and distribution chain.

• System Efficacy through Commercialization, Utilization, Relevance and Evaluation (SECURE) Program resources for SECURE.