Keith Westry

Keith Westry serves as a procurement professional within the Departmental Operations Acquisition Division I (70RDAD), supporting the Office of Procurement Operations at the Department of Homeland Security. He plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that sustain and modernize the agency’s digital infrastructure, administrative systems, and workforce development capabilities. His responsibilities center on managing full lifecycle contracting for professional and technical services, with a primary focus on computer systems design and integration. Westry ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with strategic priorities in cybersecurity, data modernization, and enterprise IT optimization. His contractor relationships are primarily with firms specializing in systems architecture, cloud-enabled platforms, and custom software development services. While no single vendor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages with a broad base of qualified IT service providers capable of delivering secure, scalable, and interoperable solutions. His working pattern reflects a preference for performance-based contracting and outcome-driven solicitations, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors who demonstrate technical excellence and compliance with federal cybersecurity standards. Westry’s acquisition strategy reflects a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of his procurements classified as non-set-aside. This approach prioritizes technical merit and value over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring access to the broadest possible pool of qualified contractors for mission-critical technical services. While small business participation is not formally targeted, all solicitations remain accessible to small businesses through full and open competition. His procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 541512 — Computer Systems Design Services — encompassing enterprise system integration, infrastructure modernization, data analytics platforms, and cybersecurity-enabled IT solutions. He specializes in acquiring services that support the deployment of secure, scalable computing environments, including cloud migration, legacy system replacement, and automated workflow tools critical to DHS operational readiness.