Every fiscal yr (FY) the U.S. Division of Homeland Safety (DHS), Workplace of Small and Deprived Enterprise Utilization (OSDBU), as a part of the Small Enterprise Outreach Program, nearly conducts ten classes of 15-minute pre-arranged conferences with small companies. Vendor Outreach Classes (VOS) offers small companies with a platform to debate their capabilities, find out about DHS procurements, and meet with giant companies to debate subcontracting and partnering alternatives. We reserve 4 classes for women-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, small deprived (together with 8(a)) and HUBZone small companies. VOS is carried out by DHS Small Enterprise Specialists (SBS) from every operational contracting element and huge companies (“counselors”). The subsequent DHS VOS is July 27, 2023, and open to all small companies. Discuss with the DHS VOS FY 2023 Schedule to view or obtain the calendar and skim the Small Enterprise Vendor Outreach Classes’ directions fastidiously.
Efficient October 1, 2022 (Fiscal Yr 2023 VOS), there are important modifications to the VOS Program:
- It matches small companies to counselors by the North American Business Classification System (NAICS) Codes or core competencies. There is no such thing as a longer a “first come, first served” strategy to VOS conferences.
- After being matched by the scheduling system, small companies should request conferences with the advisors. You’ll be able to request as much as three enterprise days after every VOS opens.
- The assembly request will endure overview, and the advisors will determine if the request meets present functionality wants. After acceptance, we are going to ship a gathering affirmation e mail to the small enterprise to incorporate a hyperlink to the digital assembly data.
- Small companies with confirmed conferences will view their assembly dashboard within the DHS Vendor Outreach Scheduling System.
- Small companies with no affirmation e mail or a confirmed assembly within the dashboard would not have a gathering scheduled and can’t participate within the VOS for that particular month.
- Assembly areas are nonetheless restricted.
Assembly requests for the July 27, 2023, VOS will start on July 13, 2023, at 12:00 midday, japanese normal time (EST) and shut on July 18, 2023, at 11:59 p.m., EST. Please learn the directions fastidiously at Small Enterprise Vendor Outreach Classes | Homeland Safety (dhs.gov). Bear in mind that requesting a gathering doesn’t assure a gathering and every counselor (SBS and huge enterprise) will solely settle for conferences that help their wants.
NOTE: All small companies which have beforehand registered to participate in a VOS should replace their profile to finish further necessary fields. For instance, NAICS Codes and a functionality assertion are actually required. Some companies might must re-register. When you’ve got beforehand met with a DHS element throughout the final three months, please think about this earlier than registering for any VOS. Instantly contact the element small enterprise specialists to schedule a follow-up dialogue exterior of VOS as a substitute. This permits extra alternatives for different small companies who haven’t met with DHS to request a gathering and talk about their capabilities.
Every profile should embrace a sound e mail deal with suitable with numerous digital assembly instruments (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Groups, WebEx, and so on.). If connectivity points happen utilizing the digital VOS hyperlinks offered, count on to conduct the session telephonically. There are some DHS elements that can’t entry sure digital instruments. In these cases, we think about Microsoft Groups the popular software.
