Maria Macerato

Maria Macerato serves as a Contract Specialist within the Federal Protective Service East CCG Division 1 Acquisition Division, under the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations. She plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurements for physical security services and integrated surveillance systems that safeguard federal facilities. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, conducting market research, evaluating proposals, and managing contract awards and modifications in full compliance with FAR and DHS acquisition policies. She specializes in full-and-open and set-aside acquisitions for protective services, ensuring operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting actions that align with the agency’s security infrastructure goals. Maria maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including GXC MAX INC, FLATTER, INC, and ENPROVERA CORP, all of which provide specialized security personnel and technology-enabled protective services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring rigorous contractor compliance with security protocols and service-level agreements. She fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in accountability, quality assurance, and adherence to federal security standards, ensuring seamless integration of contracted services into federal facility operations. A defining feature of Maria’s procurement profile is her exclusive focus on 8(a) competed set-asides, with 100% of her awards directed toward small businesses certified under the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. This reflects a deliberate and unwavering commitment to socioeconomic equity, empowering disadvantaged entrepreneurs to deliver essential security services to federal infrastructure. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation as a strategic enabler of mission success. Her technical expertise centers entirely on NAICS 561612—Security Guards and Patrol Services—where she procures armed and unarmed protective services, access control systems, surveillance monitoring, and risk-based security staffing. She brings deep domain knowledge in physical security operations, ensuring contracted capabilities meet DHS threat mitigation standards and facility-specific security requirements.