Nikki Finney

Nikki Finney serves as a key procurement professional within the FPS East CCG Division 4 Acq Division, part of the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Procurement Operations. She manages the acquisition of protective security services and integrated physical security systems essential to safeguarding federal facilities across the eastern region. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for both armed and unarmed protective security officers and advanced security technologies, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical security standards. Finney’s portfolio is strategically aligned with enhancing perimeter security, access control, and surveillance infrastructure, making her a central figure in securing federal infrastructure through disciplined, risk-informed contracting. She maintains consistent working relationships with primary contractors American Eagle Protective Services Corp and HTI Systems LLC, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in manned guarding and integrated security system deployment. These partnerships are characterized by long-term contract performance, technical collaboration, and adherence to performance-based service requirements. Finney’s procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, operational readiness, and compliance with DHS security protocols, fostering stable, high-performance contractor relationships critical to mission continuity. Finney demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity among qualified small businesses while ensuring competitive, innovative solutions. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs, with minimal use of open competitions, underscoring her alignment with federal goals to increase small business contract awards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services) and 561621 (Security Systems Services), encompassing both human security resources and technology-driven solutions such as intrusion detection, video surveillance, and access control systems. Finney’s expertise centers on procuring integrated, interoperable security platforms that meet federal facility protection standards, demonstrating deep technical knowledge in physical security domains and performance-based acquisition methodologies.