Benjamin C. Golway

Benjamin C. Golway serves as a Contract Specialist within the Detention Compliance and Removals unit of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, where he manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting the agency’s mission to ensure safe, secure, and compliant detention and removal operations. His portfolio includes soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for critical services such as detainee care, facility security, transportation logistics, and operational support. Golway ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning acquisitions with DHS strategic objectives, emphasizing accountability, efficiency, and mission readiness across a complex operational environment. Golway maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including B.I. Incorporated, Acentra Health LLC, and Ardent Group, LLC, which provide specialized services ranging from healthcare support to security operations. His procurement approach prioritizes performance-based contracting and outcome-driven deliverables, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability and regulatory adherence. He engages primarily with established service providers capable of meeting stringent federal detention standards, with a focus on vendors experienced in high-risk, high-compliance environments. His contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 81.8% of awards issued under no set-aside, while maintaining a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs through 9.1% each allocated to Total Small Business Set-Asides and 8(a) competed contracts. This balanced approach ensures broad market access while intentionally supporting certified small disadvantaged businesses in delivering essential services to the detention system. Golway’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 624190 (Other Individual and Family Services), reflecting his oversight of detainee welfare and social support programs, followed by NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services) for facility protection. He also procures specialized services in couriers and express delivery (492110) and miscellaneous fabricated metal products (332999), demonstrating expertise in logistics and infrastructure support critical to removal operations and detention facility maintenance.