Brett Secord

Brett Secord serves as a Military Installation Contracting Officer (MKC) at U.S. Coast Guard Base Cleveland (70Z030), where he leads the acquisition and management of facility sustainment and infrastructure modernization projects across the Great Lakes region. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of construction-related contracts, from requirement development and market research through award and performance oversight. Secord specializes in procuring critical electrical systems upgrades, building envelope repairs, and mechanical infrastructure improvements that ensure operational readiness and compliance with federal safety and environmental standards. His acquisitions directly support the Coast Guard’s mission to maintain resilient, mission-critical facilities under the Department of Homeland Security. Secord maintains a focused procurement environment centered on qualified electrical contractors and specialized facility maintenance vendors. He cultivates collaborative relationships with small business contractors possessing proven expertise in commercial and industrial wiring systems, panel upgrades, and code-compliant installations. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his consistent reliance on niche electrical service providers reflects a preference for vendors with demonstrated experience in federal facility retrofits and Coast Guard-specific operational environments. His contracting approach emphasizes accountability, performance metrics, and timely delivery of mission-essential infrastructure. Secord maintains a 100% small business set-aside preference across all his acquisitions, fully aligning with FAR 19.5 and prioritizing participation from small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. His contracting patterns reflect a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic goals, ensuring that federal investment in facility upgrades directly supports small business growth and regional economic development. He actively engages with Small Business Administration resources and pre-solicitation outreach to expand the pool of qualified vendors capable of meeting Coast Guard technical standards. His procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 238210—Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors—reflecting deep technical expertise in electrical system modernization, lighting retrofits, emergency power distribution, and compliance with NEC and federal energy efficiency mandates. Secord’s portfolio centers on high-reliability electrical infrastructure critical to Coast Guard operations, including control systems, grounding networks, and mission-critical power distribution upgrades within aging facility stock.