Virginia L. Collie

Virginia Collie serves as a Contracting Officer for Detention Management Laguna under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement within the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, she is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions to support the operational integrity of federal detention facilities. Her portfolio includes acquiring critical goods and services essential to facility security, infrastructure maintenance, and ancillary support functions. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to maintain secure, humane, and logistically sound detention environments. Collie routinely handles complex service contracts and specialized equipment acquisitions requiring technical evaluation and risk mitigation. Collie cultivates strategic relationships with a diverse range of vendors, primarily in the security services and telecommunications equipment sectors. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, her contracting patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering high-reliability security personnel and certified telephone apparatus systems. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, outcome-driven deliverables, and rigorous contractor oversight to ensure mission-critical continuity. She prioritizes vendors with proven experience in federal detention environments and demonstrated compliance with DHS security protocols. Collie’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for non-set-aside contracts, with 100% of awards issued under open competition. This indicates a focus on technical capability and cost-effectiveness over socioeconomic set-asides, though she remains compliant with all statutory small business requirements. Her approach prioritizes mission readiness and operational efficiency, ensuring that contracting decisions are grounded in need rather than socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 334210 (Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing) and 561612 (Security Guards and Patrol Services), reflecting her specialization in secure communication infrastructure and personnel-based security services. She possesses deep expertise in evaluating technical specifications for hardened communication systems and managing service contracts for 24/7 armed and unarmed patrol operations within federal detention settings.