Maxine W Robinson

Maxine W. Robinson serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Marshals Service Office of Security Contracts under the Department of Justice, where she is responsible for managing the acquisition of mission-critical security services essential to the integrity of federal judicial proceedings. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for protective services, security systems, and operational support infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and alignment with the USMS’s mandate to safeguard courts, judges, witnesses, and personnel. Her acquisitions are strategically designed to maintain resilient, secure environments across federal judicial facilities nationwide. Robinson cultivates partnerships with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in security operations and systems integration. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages with firms capable of delivering scalable, mission-ready security solutions, including both large prime contractors and qualified small businesses. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, clear statement of work development, and rigorous vendor evaluation to ensure operational reliability and accountability. Her set-aside preferences reflect a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 8(a) competed contracts accounting for 25% of her awards and total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 representing 12.5%. The majority of her acquisitions—62.5%—are conducted as unrestricted competitions, demonstrating a preference for open competition while actively fostering opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses through targeted set-asides and mentor-protégé engagement. Robinson’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), which constitutes half of her portfolio, followed by NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services), reflecting her expertise in both personnel-based and technology-driven security solutions. She routinely procures armed and unarmed protective services, surveillance systems, access control technologies, and integrated security management services, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with federal court security standards and risk mitigation protocols.