DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program FY27 Pre-Solicitation
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Presolicitation from the Office of Procurement Operations, for work in Washington, District of Columbia. Due Dec 7, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5), 23 days left.
| Title as posted | DHS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM FY27 PRE-SOLICITATION |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | DHSSBIRFY27PRE |
| Agency | Office of Procurement Operations |
| Office | Sci Tech Acq Div |
| Notice type | Presolicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AJ11 |
| Place of performance | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Posted | Nov 13, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Dec 7, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-5) (23 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
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Description
THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION - DHS IS NOT SEEKING PROPOSALS AT THIS TIME The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program invites small business concerns (SBCs) to review this Pre-Solicitation for awareness of the upcoming 27.1 DHS SBIR Solicitation. Please read the attached Pre-Solicitation carefully. This Pre-Solicitation is being provided for planning purposes, to allow SBCs to become familiar with the requirements for the upcoming 27.1 Solicitation.
Failure to comply with the requirements in the 27.1 Solicitation will likely result negatively in the proposal evaluation or elimination from consideration for award. The final 27.1 Solicitation may differ from the Pre-Solicitation. This Pre-Solicitation contains topics for the DHS SBIR Program.
Unsolicited proposals will not be accepted. Prior to proposal submission, Offerors must register with SAM.gov and the Small Business Administration (SBA) Company Registration Database. Note – Completion of SAM.gov registration can be a lengthy process (up to several weeks).
It is recommended to initiate this as soon as possible. Offerors that are majority?owned by multiple venture capital operating companies, hedge funds or private equity firms are NOT ELIGIBLE to submit proposals in response to the 27.1 Solicitation. Per the SBA SBIR Policy Directive, dated May 3, 2023, to be eligible for a Phase I award, Offerors must meet or exceed the Phase II Transition Rate Benchmark.
See attached PRE-solicitation for full details
Contracting contact
- Danette Williams · [email protected] · (202) 843-8878
- LeShanna Calahan · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541715, a business counts as small if it has no more than 11 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences work, who also hold DHS contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC $1.9 billion in this trade
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.8 billion in this trade
- The Mitre Corporation $946.7 million in this trade
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc $791.0 million in this trade
- Leidos, Inc. $420.8 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of Homeland Security awarded $73.3 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Fisher Sand & Gravel Co, Barnard Construction Company, Incorporated and Davie Defense Inc.. See what DHS is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences contracts right now
There are 280 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541715), 46 posted in the last 7 days; 30% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and National Institutes of Health. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 46 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 24 days.
All open research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Laramie WY $1.0 million · Department of the Army · Nov 13, 2026
- Regents of the University of California, The Berkeley CA $2.0 million · Department of the Army · Nov 12, 2026
- Hayzel, LLC $2.5 million · Department of the Army · Nov 5, 2026
- Airborne Holdings Inc $232,060 · Department of the Navy · Nov 3, 2026
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM Orono ME $632,224 · Department of the Army · Nov 3, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.