Alvin Murray

Alvin Murray serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), overseeing the acquisition of critical shipbuilding and vessel maintenance services essential to sustaining the Coast Guard’s operational fleet. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle procurement of naval vessel repairs, dry dock overhauls, and propulsion system modernizations, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical readiness standards. He manages complex contract actions for large-scale maritime infrastructure projects, coordinating with technical evaluators and shipyard engineers to align contractual deliverables with operational requirements across coastal and open-ocean missions. Murray maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of specialized shipyard contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., all of whom possess deep expertise in cutter maintenance and naval fabrication. His procurement approach emphasizes collaboration with vendors who demonstrate proven capacity in naval-grade welding, hull structural repairs, and marine propulsion system integration. These partnerships are characterized by repeat engagement, performance-based contract structures, and a focus on technical reliability over cost alone. His procurement portfolio is exclusively structured under full small business set-asides, consistently applying FAR 19.5 to ensure all awards are reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate and unwavering commitment to fostering economic opportunity within the maritime industrial base, prioritizing small, qualified ship repair and fabrication firms that meet stringent maritime standards. Murray’s acquisitions are narrowly focused on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—reflecting his technical specialization in naval architecture and marine engineering services. He procures services including dry docking, steel plate replacement, electrical system upgrades, and compliance retrofitting for Coast Guard cutters, requiring deep familiarity with U.S. Coast Guard maritime safety codes and ABS classification standards. His expertise lies at the intersection of regulatory compliance, vessel survivability, and industrial capacity management within the defense maritime sector.