Bernice Jones

Bernice L. Jones serves as a Purchasing Agent for the SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085) within the U.S. Coast Guard, where she plays a critical role in executing acquisitions that sustain and modernize the nation’s maritime fleet. Her responsibilities include managing the full lifecycle procurement of vessel systems, repair services, and critical naval infrastructure to ensure operational readiness across coastal and open-ocean missions. She routinely handles complex contracts under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, coordinating with engineering and logistics teams to align procurement strategy with technical requirements for cutter maintenance, propulsion upgrades, and mission-critical system integration. Jones maintains longstanding relationships with key industrial partners including ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC, VIGOR MARINE LLC, JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC, G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, and L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED. These partnerships reflect a focus on shipbuilding, marine repair, and specialized marine component manufacturing. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, performance-based contracting, and vendor reliability in high-stakes maritime environments, fostering collaborative, long-term engagements with vendors possessing deep naval experience and certified shipyard capabilities. While the majority of her acquisitions are unrestricted, Jones consistently supports small business participation, with approximately 31% of awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to engage qualified small businesses in ship repair, marine systems integration, and industrial component supply, aligning with Coast Guard socioeconomic goals without compromising mission-critical performance standards. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with secondary emphasis on 334511 (nautical systems manufacturing) and 332410 (power boiler and heat exchanger production). She specializes in procuring propulsion components, marine valves, drive systems, and integrated navigation equipment essential to cutter modernization, demonstrating strong technical fluency in naval engineering domains and lifecycle support requirements.