Marie Headley

Marie Headley serves as a key procurement professional within Jmd-Procurement Services Staff, supporting the Department of Justice’s mission to modernize critical administrative and operational infrastructure. She manages the acquisition of specialized technical and professional services essential to federal justice administration, with a primary focus on IT modernization, secure communications systems, and digital record management. Her portfolio includes complex contracts for software development, cloud-based infrastructure, and mission-critical support services, ensuring alignment with federal cybersecurity and compliance standards. Headley operates within a high-stakes environment where timely, secure, and scalable solutions directly impact the agency’s ability to deliver justice-related services. Headley cultivates strategic relationships with a diverse range of vendors, particularly those specializing in computer-related services, software publishing, and data infrastructure. She engages with firms offering custom application development, managed cloud services, and secure communications hardware, often working with mid-tier and niche technology providers who bring domain-specific expertise in legal and government environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vendor evaluation, and long-term service sustainment, fostering collaborative partnerships that prioritize reliability and regulatory adherence. Headley’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her process remains transparent and compliant with FAR requirements, ensuring equitable access for all qualified vendors. Her approach reflects a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic categorization, aligning with the agency’s need for rapid deployment of high-assurance systems. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), 513210 (Software Publishers), and 518210 (Computing Infrastructure Providers), with secondary activity in 334220 (Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing). She routinely acquires custom software solutions, SaaS platforms, data hosting services, and secure radio/telecom equipment, demonstrating deep expertise in digital transformation, cybersecurity-enabled infrastructure, and legal technology modernization.