DHS plans November RFP for first source contract.The Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States is revising its First Source contract to require specific standards for IT products. As a result, the final RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. will be delayed until mid- or late November, according to Greg Rothwell, DHS's chief procurement officer A Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) is an executive role focused on supply management for an enterprise. A report by Aberdeen Group shows a marked acceleration in the significance of procurement's role. . First Source is a multiple-award small business set-aside contract for IT commodities, estimated to be worth up to $3 billion over seven years. (SAA (Systems Application Architecture) A set of interfaces designed to cross all IBM platforms from PC to mainframe. Introduced by IBM in 1987, SAA includes the Common User Access (CUA), the Common Programming Interface for Communications (CPI-C) and Common Communications , 8/26) Rothwell said chief information officers in DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) agencies wanted the RFP to include more specific standards for products. The department is currently "buying everything in a thousand different ways," he said, and the CIOs want to change that. First Source and the companion EAGLE contract for IT support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , a partial set-aside, will get first consideration for all the department's IT procurements. Rothwell said the two contracts are nicknamed "the 90% solution," because he anticipates they will account for that much of the department's spending on information technology. That spending totals about $6 billion a year. He said any DHS buyer who wants to go outside those contracts will be required to present a business case and get approval from the program management office. Some exceptions may be made for follow-ons to existing contracts. "I see it as a major shift from what we're doing today," he added. He spoke Oct. 18 at a conference in Falls Church, VA, sponsored by the market research firm Input. The EAGLE RFP was released in September. Awards are anticipated early next year. |
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