Arlene Brown

Arlene Brown serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ceu OAKLAND (00088) office, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize critical maritime infrastructure. She manages a portfolio of civil engineering acquisitions focused on dredging, port resilience, navigational safety systems, and environmental remediation projects. Her work directly enables operational readiness across the nation’s coastal and inland waterways by ensuring the timely delivery of heavy civil construction services under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Arlene’s expertise lies in executing complex, mission-critical contracts that require technical coordination with engineering disciplines and environmental compliance standards. While specific contractor names are not currently available in the procurement record, Arlene maintains relationships with a broad spectrum of qualified heavy civil engineering contractors, including firms with expertise in dredging, marine construction, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, competitive bidding, and contractor accountability under firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement structures. She engages with both large prime contractors and specialized subcontractors to ensure technical precision and regulatory adherence in high-stakes maritime environments. Arlene demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 20% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of her contracts remain open to all competitors, she consistently prioritizes opportunities for small businesses with proven capabilities in civil engineering, ensuring equitable access to federal contracting opportunities. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced approach—favoring broad competition while actively facilitating pathways for small business growth in the maritime construction sector. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), reflecting deep specialization in non-residential, large-scale infrastructure projects. She procures services related to channel deepening, wharf reconstruction, erosion control, and coastal protection systems, requiring technical knowledge of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standards and environmental permitting frameworks. Arlene’s expertise ensures that every acquisition aligns with the Coast Guard’s operational imperatives and long-term infrastructure resilience goals.