Contract Numbers: HSHQDC-13-D-00015
Awarding Agency: Department of Homeland Security
Category: Small Business
Period of Performance: 09/28/2012 – 9/30/2024
Type of Work/Products/Services: The FirstSource II initiative is a 100% small business multiple-award, IDIQ contract vehicle, specifically designed as the preferred source to acquire commercially-available Information Technology (IT) commodities, solutions, and value-added reseller (VAR) services to support DHS business units in accomplishing their assigned missions. FirstSource II provides the Department with access to a full array of value-added reseller services and access to a wide and renewable variety of IT commodities and solutions (hardware and software) from multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The FirstSource II contract provides DHS and its 16 operating components with commercial IT commodity solutions and value-added reseller services for a variety of applications. It also provides for technological advances and new business practices that may reduce costs and increase productivity and efficiency while leveraging DHS’ department-wide buying power to obtain the lowest available prices. This contract provides access to a wide and renewable variety of IT commodities and solutions (hardware and software) from multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) through Delivery Order competitions. Any commercially available IT product may be made available through this contract.