Margie Cox Marvel

Margie Cox Marvel serves as a Senior 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. In this role, she leads the end-to-end acquisition lifecycle for critical security services essential to safeguarding federal facilities nationwide. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation strategies, evaluating proposals, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations. She specializes in procuring integrated physical security solutions, primarily focused on manned guarding and patrol services, ensuring operational readiness and mission continuity for high-risk federal infrastructure. Marvel maintains enduring relationships with key contractors including GXC MAX INC, FLATTER, INC, and ENPROVERA CORP, all of which provide specialized security personnel and operational support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work definitions, and rigorous contractor accountability under firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials arrangements. She fosters collaborative, long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, compliance, and consistent service delivery across multiple federal sites. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, her consistent use of full and open competition ensures maximum market participation and value-driven outcomes aligned with mission-critical security requirements. Marvel’s technical expertise centers exclusively on NAICS 561612—Security Guards and Patrol Services—where she procures comprehensive, round-the-clock protective services including access control, surveillance monitoring, emergency response, and facility patrol operations. Her domain knowledge encompasses physical security protocols, threat assessment integration, and coordination with federal law enforcement and security operations centers, making her a key steward of the agency’s frontline defense capabilities.