FirstSource III Solicitation

12.8.23

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS remains committed to keeping you updated on the status of FirstSource III.  The Phase II evaluation is in progress.  The Contracting Officer is reaching out to offerors regarding proposal validity to ensure proposals remain valid for the remainder of the evaluation and award preparation.

As the Phase II evaluation continues, periodic updates will continue to be posted to SAM.gov to update you on the procurement’s status.  However, please be mindful that individual communications with offerors may be limited due to the evaluation process.

Thank you

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11.2.23

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9.13.22

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS is issuing Amendment 0007 to the FirstSource III solicitation.  This amendment extends the Phase II proposal response date from September 14, 2022 at 10 am Eastern to October 3, 2022 at 10 am Eastern. 

Offerors are advised that the statement below in Section L.7.2.5.2, Factor 4, Past Performance on page 118 offers the government flexibility with respect to the past performance factor and can be used in cases when all questionnaires are not received.

"The Government reserves the right to use other publicly available reports, and/or data from such systems as .... Read More

8.22.22

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS is issuing Amendment 0006 to the FirstSource III solicitation.  This amendment extends the Phase II proposal response date from September 7, 2022 at 10 am Eastern to September 14, 2022 at 10 am Eastern and corrects a typographical error in Section L.6.3. 

For reference, filenames for the attachments associated with this amendment start with “A6”.

A track changes copy of the solicitation is provided for reference. 

Solicitation Amendment Documents:

The following documents are included as part of this solicitation amendment:

• SF 30
• The solicitation
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7.21.22

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS remains committed to keeping you updated on the status of FirstSource III.  Therefore, we are pleased to announce that the Phase I advisory down select notices will be distributed on or about August 3, 2022.  As stated previously, offerors will receive individual notifications with the advisory down select decision from the Contracting Officer. 

If your proposal point of contact has changed, please e-mail the new point of contact’s name and e-mail address to the appropriate e-mail address(es):

FSIIIProposalsITVAR@hq.dhs.gov

FSIIIProposalsSW@hq.dhs.gov

Please only submit point of contact change information.  This is .... Read More

5.10.22

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS remains committed to keeping you updated on the status of FirstSource III.  The volume of proposals continues to drive the timeline, so DHS would like to take the opportunity to provide another update.  The Phase I evaluation is nearing completion and we are working to issue the advisory down select notices as soon as possible.  Another industry update will be posted prior to the issuance of the advisory down select notices that will include high level milestones.

As stated previously, offerors will receive individual notifications with the advisory down select decision from .... Read More

2.14.22

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS remains committed to keeping you updated on the status of FirstSource III.  The volume of proposals continues to drive the timeline, so DHS would like to take the opportunity to provide another update.  The Phase I evaluation is nearing completion. Another industry update will be posted prior the issuance of the advisory down select notices.

As stated previously, offerors will receive individual notifications with the advisory down select decision from the Contracting Officer at the conclusion of Phase I.  Until that time, individual communications with offerors may be limited due to the .... Read More

12.15.21

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS remains committed to keeping you updated on the status of FirstSource III.  The volume of proposals continues to drive the timeline, so DHS would like to take the opportunity to provide another update, particularly as the holiday season rapidly approaches.  The Phase I evaluation is still in progress and the advisory down select notices will not be issued before January 2022.

As stated previously, offerors will receive individual notifications with the advisory down select decision from the Contracting Officer at the conclusion of Phase I.  Until that time, individual communications with offerors .... Read More

9.14.21

Dear Industry Partners,

DHS remains committed to keeping you updated on the status of FirstSource III.  DHS received an overwhelming response to the FirstSource III solicitation, resulting in a higher than expected number of proposals.  The higher volume, while appreciated, has impacted the timeline, so DHS would like to take the opportunity to update our industry partners on the current status of FirstSource III and provide updated high-level milestones. 

The compliance review in accordance with Section L.5.1 of the solicitation has been completed for all proposals and the Phase I evaluation is in progress.  Offerors will .... Read More

UPDATE 3.8.2021

Dear Industry Partners,

It has been brought to our attention that an incorrect e-mail address was provided below.  The correct e-mail address for comments is FSIII@hq.dhs.gov.  If you have previously submitted comments, please resubmit them to FSIII@hq.dhs.gov.  Thank you and our apologies for the inconvenience.

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UPDATE 2.25.2021

Dear Industry Partners,

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) is pleased to present a second DRAFT solicitation for the FirstSource III program.  DHS appreciates industry’s feedback on the initial draft issued in November and has incorporated that feedback into .... Read More

UPDATE 2.5.2021

Dear Industry Partners,

The FirstSource III Contracting Team will be releasing an updated draft solicitation at the end of February 2021.  This draft has incorporated your valuable feedback and will be a near final version.  It will include the evaluation instructions and factors, and most importantly the pricing model for your review and comment.  A timeline will also be provided when the draft solicitation is released.

Thank you for your continued interest in the FirstSource III program.

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UPDATE 12.10.2020

Dear Industry Partners,

The FirstSource III Contracting Team is providing this update .... Read More

UPDATE 12.10.2020

Dear Industry Partners,

The FirstSource III Contracting Team is providing this update as a result of the FirstSource III Small Business Outreach Event which was held December 10, 2020.  We are providing a recording of the event and the slides as an update to this notice.  We are still reviewing the questions submitted during the event and anticipate providing a response to those that will be of greatest benefit to FirstSource III offerors.  In the meantime, please see an updated near term schedule for the release of the FirstSource III solicitation:

• Late January .... Read More