Notification from DHS Chief Procurement Officer Soraya Correa on Virtualizing the Procurement Process

As I have discussed with many of you, I am committed to keeping industry apprised of how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responding to the current environment. A few weeks ago, I reminded our workforce of the importance of continuing vendor and procurement team engagement best practices in the procurement process. This is especially important as we evolve our ongoing acquisition support to include the nation’s COVID-19 response.

In this light, I provided guidance and examples on how teams across DHS have already virtualized industry days, oral presentations and technical consensus evaluations. Using technology platforms to virtualize aspects of the procurement process may be new to many procurement teams across DHS. I wanted to ensure that DHS acquisition professionals understood that their leadership supports a continued focus on creative, innovative techniques and methods to effectively and efficiently meet mission needs, including as we support our nation during this time.