National Small Business Week (NSBW) Hosts

2025 Business to Business Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Event (VOME)

May 8, 2025

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Virtual Event

Free Event

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is hosting a Business to Business Vendor Outreach Matchmaking Event (VOME). The inaugural virtual event will be held on May 8, 2025, with meetings occurring between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

This VOME will help forge and maintain relationships, teaming opportunities, joint ventures, and possible MPP partnerships. It also is being held to support the Small Business Administration's National Small Business Week.

Each virtual meeting will be 15-minutes and established by the matching of core competencies, needs, and lines of businesses as identified by each firm’s North American Industry Classification System Code. Businesses will choose to meet with other businesses that align with their needs and current requirements. Consequently, there may be small businesses that register but may not receive a meeting.

All small businesses are required to register at https://mayvome2025.mbmapp.com/ and provide the required information including a capability statement and a valid point of contact email address in their profile compatible with various virtual meeting tools (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, etc.). Once your firm receives confirmation of a meeting from the scheduling site, you will receive a follow-up email with the virtual meeting invitation. If you do not see a meeting invitation, check your spam or junk mail folders.

A platform tutorial is also being provided in this notice outlining the registration and meeting process. Please be advised that if connectivity issues occur using the virtual tools, the session may be conducted telephonically or rescheduled.

Large businesses that would like to participate should contact Mr. Kyle Groome at Kyle.Groome@hq.dhs.gov and Ms. Jenista Tobias at Jenista.Tobias@hq.dhs.gov.

Registration is now open until 11:59 PM ET, Monday, May 1, 2025. Small businesses should forward all questions about this virtual VOME to OSDBU.VOS@hq.dhs.gov.

Again, the direct registration link is: https://mayvome2025.mbmapp.com/.