Margaret Flanagan

Margaret Flanagan serves as a Contracting Officer within the Federal Protective Service East CCG Division 1 Acquisition Division, part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations. She is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions to secure protective security services and integrated surveillance systems essential for safeguarding federal facilities. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on security guard and patrol services under NAICS 561612, ensuring the deployment of qualified personnel and complementary security technologies to maintain operational continuity and physical security across federal infrastructure. Flanagan executes competitive solicitations, evaluates technical and cost proposals, and ensures compliance with FAR and DHS acquisition policies to meet mission-critical security requirements. 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 manned guarding, mobile patrol, and access control services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a strong focus on outcome-driven deliverables and contractor accountability. She cultivates long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, compliance, and responsiveness to dynamic security threats, ensuring seamless integration of contracted services with federal facility protocols. Flanagan exhibits a balanced commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately half of her awards issued under open competition and the remaining split equally between 8(a) competed set-asides and total small business set-asides pursuant to FAR 19.5. This pattern reflects a deliberate strategy to foster competition while actively promoting opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses and certified small businesses in the security services sector. Her technical expertise is narrowly concentrated in NAICS 561612, where she specializes in procuring human security services, including armed and unarmed guard patrols, access control operations, and facility monitoring. She has deep familiarity with security standards set by DHS and the Federal Protective Service, ensuring all contracted services align with federal facility protection protocols and risk mitigation frameworks.