Maliha Habib

Maliha Habib serves as a key procurement lead within the Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation (693JK4), supporting high-stakes administrative, security, and IT infrastructure initiatives critical to the Secretary’s headquarters operations. Responsible for managing acquisition strategies aligned with federal transportation leadership priorities, she oversees contracts that ensure the secure, resilient, and technologically advanced functioning of mission-critical systems. Her portfolio centers on safeguarding physical and cyber assets, with a focus on modernizing security infrastructure to meet evolving federal standards. She plays a pivotal role in translating strategic objectives into compliant, performance-based acquisitions that uphold the agency’s mission of operational excellence and national security readiness. Maliha Habib cultivates partnerships with a diverse ecosystem of vendors specializing in integrated security systems, including managed detection and response providers, physical access control integrators, and cybersecurity service providers. While specific contractor names are not disclosed in available records, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for firms capable of delivering end-to-end security solutions—ranging from risk assessments and system design to installation, maintenance, and continuous monitoring. She maintains a collaborative, compliance-driven relationship model, emphasizing vendor accountability, performance metrics, and adherence to NIST and FISMA frameworks. Her contracting approach is uniformly dedicated to small business participation, with 100% of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate, agency-aligned commitment to expanding economic opportunity and fostering innovation among small, disadvantaged firms. She consistently prioritizes socioeconomic programs, ensuring that 8(a), HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses have equitable access to high-impact security contracts. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561621—Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)—encompassing surveillance systems, intrusion detection, biometric access controls, cybersecurity monitoring platforms, and integrated security operations centers. She specializes in procuring complex, multi-layered security solutions that merge physical and digital defense capabilities, demonstrating deep expertise in federal security infrastructure modernization.