Margaret Flanagan

Margaret Flanagan serves as a Contracting Officer within the Federal Protective Service East CCG Division 1 Acquisition Division, under the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations. She is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions for protective security services and integrated surveillance systems essential to safeguarding federal facilities. Her portfolio centers on mission-critical acquisitions aligned with physical security, personnel deployment, and technology-enabled threat mitigation. Flanagan ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing operational readiness through timely, transparent, and competitively awarded contracts that meet the agency’s high standards for security and accountability. Flanagan maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including GXC MAX INC, FLATTER, INC, and ENPROVERA CORP, all of which have demonstrated proven capability in delivering security guard services, patrol operations, and embedded protective systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work development, and rigorous contractor oversight. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, regulatory compliance, and adaptive service delivery to meet evolving facility security needs across federal infrastructure. A strong advocate for socioeconomic opportunity, Flanagan prioritizes small business participation with 50% of her awards allocated to 8(a) competed contracts and an additional 25% to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her consistent use of 8(a) authorities reflects a strategic commitment to expanding access for disadvantaged businesses while maintaining high performance standards. The remaining 25% of awards are competed without set-asides, ensuring broad market competition and value-driven outcomes. Her procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 561612—Security Guards and Patrol Services—reflecting deep expertise in managing contract requirements for armed and unarmed security personnel, mobile patrols, access control, and on-site response teams. Flanagan specializes in structuring performance-based solicitations that integrate human capital with technological surveillance systems, ensuring seamless, scalable, and mission-aligned security operations across federal properties.