DHS PACTS III Canceled: What Happened and Where to Go Next

On June 27, 2025, DHS posted a notice on SAM.gov announcing the cancellation of the PACTS III solicitation evaluation. The decision aligned with President Trump's March 2025 Executive Order 14240, "Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement," which directed federal agencies to eliminate redundant contract vehicles and leverage existing government-wide solutions.  DHS determined that PACTS III was "non-mission critical" and that the services it would have covered are already available through existing GSA vehicles — primarily GSA OASIS+ and the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). The department will not recompete PACTS III or issue a successor vehicle with the same structure.

DHS has stated it will use two existing GSA vehicles to fulfill the requirements that would have flowed through PACTS III:  GSA OASIS+ (One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus) is a best-in-class government-wide IDIQ that covers professional services including management consulting, technical and engineering services, research and development, and logistics — all of which overlap heavily with PACTS III's functional categories. OASIS+ is now open for continuous on-ramping as of January 12, 2026 and has expanded to 13 domains including Business Administration, Financial Services, and Human Capital under Phase II.  GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) provides DHS and other agencies with access to commercial professional services under pre-competed pricing. The MAS is always open for new vendors and requires no competitive scoring — just meeting GSA's standards for the applicable Special Item Number (SIN).  For small businesses that invested in PACTS III preparation, the good news is that access to DHS work through OASIS+ and MAS is now available to far more firms than the 96 PACTS III awards would have reached.

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Pursuing DHS Contracts  If PACTS III was on your pipeline, here is the direct path forward:  If you have professional services capabilities in program management, consulting, administrative support, or engineering, GSA OASIS+ is your highest-priority target. The continuous on-ramp is open now. Summit Strategy's OASIS+ Trail Scan™ can assess your scoring position in 48 hours so you know exactly where you stand before investing in a full proposal.  If you offer commercial services and want the fastest path to DHS access, a GSA MAS award is the right move. The MAS is open year-round and does not require competitive scoring.  Either way, the timeline matters. PACTS III work is already being redirected to these vehicles. The firms that get on OASIS+ and MAS now are the ones who will be ready when DHS task orders start flowing.