Brianna N. Gagnon

Brianna N. Gagnon serves as a SK2 Contracting Officer at Base KODIAK (70Z045), a U.S. Coast Guard operational unit within the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, she manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure support services and equipment essential to maintaining operational readiness at remote coastal installations. Her portfolio focuses on facility maintenance, utility system modernization, and safety-critical hardware procurement, ensuring compliance with environmental standards and habitability requirements for personnel. Gagnon handles a range of contract types, including firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement instruments, primarily for construction-related services and specialized industrial equipment. Gagnon maintains a consistent working relationship with Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc., a key vendor providing environmental remediation, permitting, and regulatory support services essential to the base’s mission. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with specialized contractors who possess technical expertise in austere-environment operations, often engaging firms with niche capabilities in hazardous material handling, marine infrastructure, and remote-site logistics. Her procurement strategy is heavily aligned with small business participation, with 93.3% of her awards set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals, consistently prioritizing small disadvantaged businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, and other HUBZone- and 8(a)-certified entities to foster local economic resilience and enhance contractor diversity. Gagnon’s primary NAICS focus areas include 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors), 423910 (Sporting and Recreational Goods Wholesalers), and 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), reflecting her procurement of HVAC systems, specialized marine and aviation support components, and environmental monitoring equipment. Her technical expertise spans utility infrastructure, climate-controlled facility systems, and mission-critical mechanical components used in high-humidity, saltwater-exposed environments, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in coastal operational sustainability.