Eloise K Giordano

Eloise K. Giordano serves as a Contract Specialist within the Contracting and Procurement office of the Transportation Security Administration under the Department of Homeland Security. She plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that directly support national transportation security infrastructure, focusing on operational support services, cybersecurity solutions, and specialized detection systems. Her portfolio encompasses a broad range of service-based contracts, including janitorial, security patrol, and management consulting services, all aligned with the agency’s mission to enhance aviation and transit security through reliable, mission-critical procurement. Giordano ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while facilitating timely delivery of essential capabilities to frontline security operations. Giordano cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of vendors, prioritizing small business participation and socioeconomic contracting programs. She works closely with service providers certified under the 8(a) program, HUBZone, and other small business designations, fostering long-term partnerships that align with agency resilience goals. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive solicitation, clear performance metrics, and vendor accountability, ensuring that contractors deliver high-quality, compliant services under firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials arrangements. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Giordano consistently prioritizes small business set-asides, with approximately 80% of her acquisitions designated for total small business participation. She actively structures solicitations to maximize opportunities for 8(a) certified firms and ensures compliance with FAR 19.5 while maintaining a balanced approach that includes limited no-set-aside and 8(a) competed procurements to meet mission-critical timelines and technical requirements. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS categories 561720 (Janitorial Services), 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), and 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services), reflecting her expertise in acquiring non-technical but mission-enabling services. She also manages contracts under 488111 (Air Traffic Control Support) and 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting), demonstrating technical fluency in operational support domains critical to TSA’s day-to-day security functions.