Sean Frey

Sean Frey serves as a Contract Specialist within the Social Security Administration’s Office of Acquisition and Grants, where he plays a pivotal role in executing procurements that support the agency’s mission to deliver secure, reliable, and modernized social services. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions centered on software development, systems integration, and cybersecurity solutions, ensuring that critical IT infrastructure aligns with federal compliance standards and operational resilience goals. His work directly enables the modernization of SSA’s digital platforms, from backend data systems to user-facing applications, requiring deep familiarity with FAR regulations, performance-based contracting, and risk mitigation strategies in high-stakes federal environments. Frey maintains established relationships with key contractors including CA, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., East Coast Welding & Construction Co. Inc., and ColorID, LLC, reflecting a balanced mix of large-scale IT and facility services providers. His contracting patterns demonstrate consistent engagement with vendors capable of delivering complex, mission-critical solutions across both technical and physical domains, often involving multi-year task orders and performance-based service agreements. He prioritizes vendor reliability, technical capability, and past performance in source selection, fostering long-term partnerships that ensure continuity in SSA’s operational backbone. While the majority of his acquisitions are conducted under full and open competition (69.2%), Frey demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 30.8% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. He actively promotes equitable access for small businesses without favoring specific socioeconomic categories, ensuring broad opportunity while maintaining rigorous evaluation standards. His procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 511210 (Software Publishers), reflecting his primary specialization in custom software development, enterprise application integration, and digital service delivery. He also routinely procures computer systems design services under NAICS 541512 and, to a lesser extent, telecommunications equipment under NAICS 334210, underscoring his technical expertise in mission-critical information technology environments.