Desiree A Blakey

Desiree M. Blakey serves as a Contracting Officer within the Federal Protective Service East CCG Division 1 Acquisition Division, part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations. She is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions to secure protective security services and integrated surveillance systems critical to federal facility safety. Her portfolio primarily encompasses service-based acquisitions under NAICS 561612 and 561621, ensuring the deployment of qualified security personnel and advanced security infrastructure. Blakey plays a pivotal role in aligning contracting strategies with the agency’s mission to maintain operational continuity and physical security across federal assets through timely, compliant, and mission-driven acquisitions. Blakey maintains established working relationships with key contractors including GXC MAX INC, FLATTER, INC, and ENPROVERA CORP, all of which provide specialized security guard services and integrated security system solutions. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for experienced, vetted vendors with proven capabilities in federal security environments, often leveraging performance-based contract structures and task order mechanisms to ensure accountability and scalability. These partnerships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance evaluation, reinforcing accountability and service quality across contract performance cycles. Her socioeconomic contracting approach prioritizes open competition, with 66.7% of awards issued as no set-aside actions and 33.3% awarded through 8(a) competed procurements. While she maintains a strong emphasis on full and open competition, Blakey actively integrates 8(a) certified small businesses into her acquisition strategy when market conditions and capability requirements align, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic goals without compromising mission readiness. Blakey’s technical expertise centers on security services procurement, with a dominant focus on NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services) and NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services). She specializes in acquiring armed and unarmed protective services, access control systems, alarm monitoring, and integrated surveillance platforms tailored to federal facility requirements. Her domain knowledge ensures that acquisitions meet stringent DHS security standards and support layered defense strategies across high-risk federal infrastructure.