FEMA’s Small Business Program’s (SBP) mission is to assist small businesses in the pursuit of federal procurements. The SBP office actively engages with FEMA’s procurement personnel to ensure that small businesses have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contracts.
It also provides education opportunities to learn about the policies and procedures that affect small business federal contracting. FEMA’s Small Business Program (SBP) is part of the DHS Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).
Resources for Small Business Owners
In addition to visiting your local Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and registering in SAM.gov, you can also visit the Small Business Administration (SBA) to learn how to start your own business and to learn more about:
Resources for Contracting Opportunities
FEMA posts contracting opportunities on www.sam.gov and Unison Marketplace.
View upcoming DHS opportunities for contracts over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) of $250,000:
Monitor the DHS forecasting system at Acquisition Planning Forecast System (APFS).
Category Management
DHS uses Category Management to increase acquisition efficiency, enhance mission performance, and increase spend under management. Find out about DHS's Strategic Sourcing Vehicles.
Department of Homeland Security's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)
Schedule a DHS Vendor Outreach Session to meet with Small Business Specialists from FEMA and other DHS Components.
Learn more about other DHS OSDBU Programs and Business Opportunities.
Small Business Frequently Asked Questions
Find responses to commonly asked questions from small business owners.
If you would like, you can complete a vendor profile form (VPF).
After you submit your vendor profile form, you should receive an automated response thanking you for your submission and providing you with some additional information. If you have not yet received it, you may want to check your spam folder. There is no registration required for doing business with FEMA. The only registration is through SAM.gov to become registered to do business with the federal government.
Once you register in SAM.gov and choose to be included in the disaster response registry, there is nothing further that needs to be done.
You can visit DHS's webpage to learn about the Federal Acquisition Regulations related to unsolicited proposals. To submit an unsolicited proposal to FEMA, please send an email to fema-ocpo-unsolicited-proposal@fema.dhs.gov.
These are Small Business Administration (SBA) small business programs.
- WOSB - Women-Owned Small Business
- SDVOSB - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
- SDB - Small Disadvantaged Business
- HUBZone - Historically Underutilized Business Zones
- SBA’s 8(a) Development Program
You can find more information about these programs.
Contact Us
FEMA Small Business Program
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472-3210