DHS sets out acquisition-forecast transition and temporary alert gap
DHS schedules forecast-file access for November 5, with a temporary alert gap and search features planned for December. Capture teams can plan manual reviews during the transition.
Source: Cyber Defense Group. Original reporting and dates are preserved.
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DHS forecast transition: keep capture research moving.
DHS’s October 29 Special Notice 27_01_IL describes an APFS migration now underway. New entries in the legacy forecast system stopped October 30 at 4:00 p.m. EDT.
DHS says forecast data will be available on DHS.gov beginning November 5, 2026, in Excel, CSV and PDF formats.
The notice lists November 5–December 9 as a temporary outage for automated email alerts and subscription messaging. Full messaging and the new APFS search features are scheduled for December. A later nightly feed to GSA’s Forecast of Contracting Opportunities tool has no announced completion date.
CDG’s capture takeaway: plan manual forecast-file reviews during the alert gap, retain dated versions and recheck estimated buying dates, vehicles and teaming needs against actual solicitations. Forecasts are planning signals; they do not open a competition or guarantee an award.
The November 5 download availability is DHS’s announced schedule. This transition notice does not establish a bid deadline, eligibility decision or contract value.
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Source publication notes
Special Notice about forecast-system transition; not an open solicitation or award. Forecasts are planning information and may change.
November 5 data availability, December search/messaging and the temporary November 5–December 9 alert outage are DHS’s announced schedule; rollout completion is not asserted.
The DHS.gov landing page was reachable at review but still described legacy APFS. Current record files were not claimed available ahead of November 5.
The notice’s structured December 31 response field is not represented as a bid deadline. No eligibility decision, contract value or award is announced.
No completion timeline was announced for the later nightly DHS feed to GSA’s Forecast of Contracting Opportunities tool.
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