Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug

Tracy Babst-Wiedenbrug serves as a Contract Specialist responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from requirement validation and market research through solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract administration. She plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and advancing the agency’s mission through timely, transparent, and legally sound contracting practices. Her portfolio is exclusively focused on security guards and patrol services, requiring deep familiarity with performance-based service acquisition methods, statement of work development, and contractor performance monitoring under fixed-price and time-and-materials arrangements. Tracy collaborates with a diverse pool of vendors specializing in physical security services, including both large national security contractors and small, locally based firms. While no single contractor dominates her award history, she maintains consistent engagement with firms capable of providing armed and unarmed personnel for site-specific security operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive solicitation, clear performance metrics, and contract compliance oversight to ensure service quality and operational readiness. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 88.9% of awards issued under non-set-aside conditions. The remaining 11.1% are awarded through 8(a) competed contracts, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation within the security services sector. Tracy strategically leverages socioeconomic programs to foster vendor diversity without compromising mission requirements or competitive integrity. Tracy’s expertise is narrowly and deeply focused on NAICS 561612—Security Guards and Patrol Services. She specializes in procuring personnel-based security solutions for fixed-site protection, mobile patrols, and access control operations. Her technical domain knowledge includes risk assessment frameworks, security protocol compliance, and the regulatory standards governing private security contractors, making her a trusted authority in mission-critical physical security acquisitions.