Elizabeth Entien

Elizabeth Entien serves as a procurement professional within the Contracting and Procurement office of the Transportation Security Administration under the Department of Homeland Security, where she plays a critical role in securing essential services that sustain the nation’s transportation security infrastructure. Her responsibilities center on managing full lifecycle acquisitions for operational support solutions, with a primary focus on janitorial and facility services that ensure the cleanliness, safety, and operational readiness of high-risk transit and aviation facilities. She executes contracts in alignment with DHS mission priorities, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while supporting the continuity of security operations across airports, rail hubs, and border checkpoints. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Entien maintains consistent working relationships with a diverse pool of service providers, including both large-scale facility management firms and small, community-based vendors. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, requiring stringent service level agreements and quality assurance protocols to meet TSA’s rigorous operational standards. She engages vendors through competitive sealed bidding and task order solicitations, fostering accountability and service reliability. Entien demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with HUBZone set-asides accounting for half of her awarded contracts, reflecting a deliberate strategy to channel opportunities to businesses located in historically underutilized economic zones. The remaining half of her acquisitions are open to all competitors, balancing broad market access with targeted support for small businesses in distressed communities. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 561720—Janitorial Services—indicating deep specialization in facility support contracting. She procures comprehensive cleaning, waste management, disinfection, and sanitation services tailored to high-security environments, requiring adherence to DHS-specific biohazard protocols and 24/7 operational readiness standards. Her expertise lies in aligning service delivery with mission-critical security environments, ensuring that cleanliness and safety are not ancillary but foundational to national transportation security.