Antwoin E. Gaston

Antwoin E. Gaston serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085), responsible for managing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. His work directly supports the agency’s mission of ensuring operational readiness across coastal, offshore, and open-ocean domains through lifecycle management of naval infrastructure. Gaston specializes in contracting for ship repair, maintenance, and specialized marine equipment, with a focus on technical systems critical to vessel performance and mission durability. He oversees the full acquisition lifecycle—from requirements validation to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and maritime engineering standards. Gaston maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of industry partners, including ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC, VIGOR MARINE LLC, JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC, G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, and L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED. These contractors provide specialized marine engineering, propulsion system integration, hull maintenance, and industrial fabrication services essential to cutter modernization. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical capability, quality assurance, and timely delivery, fostering reliability in mission-critical maintenance cycles. Gaston’s contracting activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical merit and industrial capacity over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing mission-critical performance and availability over programmatic set-asides. While small business participation is not formally targeted, vendors of all sizes compete on technical qualifications and proven track records in marine systems integration. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing) and 333618 (Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing), encompassing custom marine components, auxiliary power systems, and specialized propulsion parts. Gaston’s expertise centers on high-integrity, low-volume manufacturing and repair of mission-specific maritime equipment, requiring deep technical understanding of naval architecture and marine engineering standards.