Renee Hickson

Renee Hickson serves as a Contracting Officer at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Glynco Procurement Office, where she executes strategic acquisitions critical to the readiness and operational infrastructure of federal law enforcement personnel. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts spanning facility modernization, mission-critical technology, and support services essential to training environments. Her work directly supports DHS’s mission by ensuring that training facilities are equipped with secure, reliable systems and infrastructure capable of meeting evolving law enforcement standards. Hickson routinely handles complex procurements under FAR Part 13 and Part 14, with a focus on construction, maintenance, and specialized equipment acquisition. Her primary contractor relationships include Diversified Fabricators & Erectors, Inc., Range Cleaners Inc., Builders Supply Inc., Reynolds-Warren Equipment Company, Inc., and Contender Boats Inc., reflecting a consistent reliance on specialized vendors for infrastructure upgrades, facility maintenance, and tactical training equipment. Hickson cultivates long-term partnerships with firms possessing niche technical capabilities in fire protection systems, security operations support, and industrial equipment manufacturing, ensuring alignment with the high-performance demands of federal law enforcement training. Hickson demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over two-thirds of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and one-third competitively awarded to 8(a) participants. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate effort to expand opportunities for small, disadvantaged businesses, consistently prioritizing 8(a) competed contracts to foster supplier diversity and economic inclusion within the federal contracting ecosystem. Her primary NAICS focus areas—922160 (Fire Protection), 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), and 332410 (Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing)—reveal deep expertise in procuring mission-critical systems for training facility safety, operational security, and environmental control infrastructure. Hickson’s technical acumen ensures that acquisitions meet stringent federal standards for durability, compliance, and operational reliability in high-stakes law enforcement environments.