Opportunity
Federal Register #DHS-2026-0628
DHS order excludes DeepSeek products and services from federal civilian procurements and IT systems
Buyer
Department of Homeland Security
Posted
October 20, 2026
Identifier
DHS-2026-0628
DHS announces a supply-chain security order affecting DeepSeek products and services across federal civilian agencies. - Government buyer: Department of Homeland Security (DHS); no sub-agency or issuing office is specified. - OEM named: Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. (DeepSeek) and its affiliated entities. - Order scope: Excludes DeepSeek- and affiliate-developed IT products and services from federal civilian agency procurements. - Removal requirement: Civilian agencies must remove DeepSeek and affiliate products from their IT systems, as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations. - Procurement status: This is an exclusion and removal notice, not a request to purchase products or services; no quantities, part numbers, or priced line items are provided.
Description
The Department of Homeland Security gives notice of an order excluding information technology products and services developed by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd., including affiliated entities, from federal civilian agency procurements. The order also requires removal of DeepSeek and affiliate products, as well as third-party products and services developed using DeepSeek implementations, from civilian agency information technology. The notice states that the order was issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 following review of a Federal Acquisition Security Council recommendation and related evidence.