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title: "DHS before FY2027: the buying office matters more than the biggest total"
description: "Use DHS's FY2026 award patterns to narrow your FY2027 buyer research, then check which offices actually buy the work you sell."
date: "2026-09-13T15:15:17.973283+00:00"
author: "The G2X Research Team"
canonical: "https://g2x.com/blog/dhs-fy2026-year-end-buying-offices-fy2027-account-plan"
---

# DHS before FY2027: the buying office matters more than the biggest total

Use DHS's FY2026 award patterns to narrow your FY2027 buyer research, then check which offices actually buy the work you sell.

Original article: https://g2x.com/blog/dhs-fy2026-year-end-buying-offices-fy2027-account-plan

DHS reported $63.91 billion in FY2026 net contract obligations through September 12, 2026. More than half was attributed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. That is a striking spending picture, but it does not tell an IT services company where to concentrate its FY2027 account work.

Inside CBP, the Information Technology Contracting Division accounts for $1.38 billion, about 4.1% of the component's total. Another division accounts for $29.28 billion. An account plan built around the headline number would miss the difference between a large department and a buyer for the work your company actually delivers.

## CBP dominates the department's reported obligations

[CBP](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7014) accounts for $34.08 billion, or 53.3%, of the DHS total in this period. The [Coast Guard](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7008) follows at $12.97 billion, then [ICE](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7012) at $7.86 billion and the [Office of Procurement Operations](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7001) at $4.28 billion.

### CBP accounts for more than half of DHS contract obligations

All ten components, fiscal year to date

Period: FY2026 to date: October 1, 2025 through September 12, 2026

Measure: Net contract obligations, US dollars

| DHS component | Net obligations |
| --- | --- |
| [U.S. Customs and Border Protection](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7014) | $34,077,135,511.02 |
| [U.S. Coast Guard](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7008) | $12,966,570,836.54 |
| [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7012) | $7,859,431,021.43 |
| [Office of Procurement Operations](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7001) | $4,279,179,477.80 |
| [Transportation Security Administration](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7013) | $1,850,571,938.78 |
| [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7003) | $1,158,386,859.92 |
| [Federal Emergency Management Agency](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7022) | $692,452,285.89 |
| [U.S. Secret Service](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7009) | $558,031,046.14 |
| [Federal Law Enforcement Training Center](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7015) | $410,497,495.70 |
| [Office of the Inspector General](https://g2x.com/app/agencies/7004) | $62,648,424.77 |

USAspending obligations for FY2026 definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls (award types A through D), with DHS as the awarding department, retrieved September 13, 2026. All ten components are shown and reductions are included. FY2026 ends September 30, 2026, so these are not full-year totals.

Source: [USAspending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-homeland-security?fy=2026)

The data comes directly from USAspending and covers obligation actions from October 1, 2025 through September 12, 2026, including reductions. It uses DHS as the awarding department and includes contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls. FY2026 ends September 30, so these are year-to-date figures. They describe recorded commitments, not remaining budget or FY2027 funding.

The component ranking is useful for deciding where to look more closely. Its limitation becomes obvious as soon as the question changes from which component is largest to which office buys network support, training services or the equipment your company supplies.

## Inside CBP, the office changes the account plan

CBP's Administration Facilities Training Contracting Division accounts for about 86% of its obligations. The seven reported office totals below reconcile to the same $34.08 billion component figure.

### One CBP contracting division holds 86% of CBP's obligations

All seven CBP offices, fiscal year to date

Period: FY2026 to date: October 1, 2025 through September 12, 2026

Measure: Net contract obligations, US dollars

| CBP contracting office | Net obligations |
| --- | --- |
| Administration Facilities Training Contracting Division | $29,279,968,123.75 |
| Air And Marine Contracting Division | $2,163,358,755.99 |
| Information Technology Contracting Division | $1,381,611,141.04 |
| Mission Support Contracting Division | $648,271,637.28 |
| Border Enforcement Contracting Division | $600,713,609.78 |
| Procurement Directorate Contracting Division | $3,075,772.76 |
| Purchase Card Program Office | $136,470.42 |

USAspending office-level obligations within CBP for the same FY2026 contract population, retrieved September 13, 2026. The seven offices sum to the component total. The figures reflect obligation actions through September 12, including reductions; they do not establish remaining budget or future opportunities.

Source: [USAspending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov/agency/department-of-homeland-security?fy=2026)

An IT company's first instinct might be to focus on the IT division. That is a sensible place to read award scopes, but office names are not a complete classification of the work. Technology can appear in a facilities portfolio, and an IT office can buy services outside a particular firm's capabilities.

The productive unit of research is a specific award or requirement: its scope, responsible office, recipient, performance period and contract access. A network-operations firm needs evidence of network-operations work. It cannot treat every dollar attributed to CBP as part of its own market.

This is also where account planning becomes more useful than a ranking. Two offices with very different totals may be equally relevant to a specialist. A smaller portfolio with a clear requirement and an accessible route can deserve more attention than a much larger one with no demonstrated fit.

## September's biometric procurement points to a different office

The [Biometric Capture Device solicitation, 70RDA126R00000001](https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/3e8b1bd42ba449a187b9cbccb2ce8667/view), published September 10, provides a concrete reason to research OPO. Through its Departmental Operations Acquisitions Division I, the office sought a governmentwide vehicle covering fingerprint, facial, iris, palmprint and multimodal devices.

For a device supplier, the meaningful questions concern the relevant track, technical requirements and way onto the vehicle. Those are different questions from an IT services firm's interest in CBP's existing awards. A department-wide spending total cannot resolve either firm's route to the buyer.

The notice reviewed September 13 listed offers due September 18 at 10 a.m. Eastern. The original notice and subsequent amendments control the deadline and requirements. This prospective vehicle is separate from the obligations already recorded in the charts.

## The FY2027 decision is where to spend research time

FY2027 begins October 1, 2026. The useful September account review connects historical buying to a current reason for interest: an issued requirement, an agency forecast or a specific portfolio that uses the capability your company provides.

The [G2X buyer research documentation](https://g2x.com/docs/understand-market/find-the-buyer) explains how to move from an agency to the relevant records. Our [forecast article](https://g2x.com/blog/free-federal-forecast-research-before-fy2027) considers what the agency's plans can add. Forecasts remain plans; an old award's end date does not by itself establish a forthcoming competition.

A [free-forever G2X account](https://g2x.com/community-edition) lets you begin with agency and opportunity research and keep the relevant organizations and contacts in the CRM. Lumen, G2X's GovCon Growth Agent, can help bring the awards and current requirements together around your capability. The [Lumen documentation](https://g2x.com/docs/lumen/ask-lumen) covers that interaction, while the detailed agent section below defines the research brief.

The account list should end with offices tied to work you can explain and a reason to investigate each one. The largest number is useful context. The evidence of fit determines where your team goes next.

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## For agents

Build a DHS buying-office shortlist for a specific capability

- The service or product the company sells.

- This analysis uses FY2026 obligations from October 1, 2025 through September 12, 2026. FY2027 begins October 1, 2026. Historical obligations do not establish future funding.

- You can get started free forever with G2X Community Edition: use opportunity, buyer and contractor research and keep relevant organizations and contacts in the CRM. Original USAspending and SAM.gov sources remain public.

1. **Find matching awards by office** In G2X Contract Awards, filter to the DHS component and search the service. For each match, record the awarding office, recipient, award number, description, obligations and end date, and verify amounts in USAspending. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/awards/contracts)

2. **Read the component profile** Open the component in G2X Agencies and review Summary, Contract Opps and Vehicles. Office names show who signed awards, not what was bought. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/agencies)

3. **Check the office's plans** Search DHS APFS and G2X procurement forecasts for the same component, office and NAICS. Treat forecast dates and amounts as estimates subject to revision. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/forecasts)

4. **Check current notices and required vehicles** Search SAM.gov opportunities for the office. Read the current notice and amendments for scope, deadline and vehicle requirements. For solicitation 70RDA126R00000001, the September 13 review showed offers due September 18 at 10 a.m. Eastern; recheck before recommending action. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/sam)

5. **Return the shortlist** For each office, give the matching awards, related forecasts or open notices, the access route (open competition, a vehicle or teaming) and the next fact to check, with sources. Do not present FY2026 obligations as FY2027 funding. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/docs/understand-market/research-an-agency)

Expected result: A shortlist of DHS buying offices tied to specific awards, forecasts or notices, with access routes and a source for each item.

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