DHS Terminates Two Contracts, Moving Work to GSA

DHS terminates two contracts, moving work to GSA

The Department of Homeland Security pulled the plug on two major acquisition programs, and to several observers, it may be just the beginning. DHS on Friday announced the cancellation of the Program Management, Administrative, Clerical, and Technical Services III (PACTS III) departmentwide contract vehicle solicitation. At the same time, the agency decided not to go forward with its FirstSource III contract vehicle, which has a $10 billion ceili…

DHS scraps $10B small business IT and software contract

The Department of Homeland Security is canceling a $10 billion IT and software contract, a move that comes amid the Trump administration’s push to route all deals through the General Services Administration.  In a posting Friday, DHS said the decision to scrap all existing IT value-added reseller deals under its FirstSource III contract aligns with recent executive orders and was made following “a thorough analysis of active contract awards and …