Vendor Information

Please be advised, the California Office of Homeland Security typically does not procure homeland security related products and/or services directly from vendors. However, we do work in collaboration with other state and local agencies that may be interested, and have the ability to, purchase your product or technology. Additionally, we are interested in helping to determine and shape our state's requirements for combating terrorism and keeping the citizens of our state safe. We appreciate your interest in assisting us in that goal.

If you are a vendor of a homeland security product or service that you wish to promote and you would like to establish an appointment to discuss this with our office, or one of our partner agencies, we ask you to please consider and provide the answers to the following questions. Please keep your responses as clear and concise as possible, as they will help us to establish our level of interest and to better guide you to those who are responsible for procurement.

Please send the completed questionnaire to vendors@ohs.ca.gov

Questions:

• What requirement does your product or service fulfill? In other words, what is the precise need to which you are responding?
• Who are your customers? (state government, local governments, private sector, other)
• What other states are using your product?
• Please describe briefly if your product or service adds every day value or is it designed solely for counter-terrorism.
• Please indicate in what specific area of homeland security that your product or service would benefit California.
• Have you met previously with our office regarding your product or technology?
• Have you met previously with any of our local jurisdictions regarding your product or technology?
• If you have a web site, please provide the information below.

We will contact you to discuss the establishment of an appointment should it be appropriate. If you would like additional information on how to conduct business with the State of California, please visit the website for the California Multiple Awards Schedule (CMAS) at: www.dgs.ca.gov.

For Vendors seeking to conduct business with the federal government, please see the two web sites below:

www.fedbizopps.gov - The single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.

www.hsarpabaa.com - DHS/S&T/HSARPA Portal: The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate currently has several active solicitations on a broad range of topics. These solicitations are arranged by solicitation number in the left hand navigation section. Within each link, relevant information is posted and access to the teaming portal, conference registration and white paper/proposal registration and submission is provided, as applicable. In addition, historical information about past solicitations and workshops is maintained.