Brittany Dyess

Brittany Dyess serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), supporting the strategic acquisition of critical maritime, aerospace, and technical services essential to national security and operational readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for vessel modernization, maritime domain awareness systems, and mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the Coast Guard’s priorities in search and detection, coastal patrol, and fleet sustainment. Her work directly enables the agency’s force modernization goals through disciplined contract execution and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Dyess maintains consistent, long-term relationships with principal shipbuilding and maritime service providers, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships are primarily centered on new construction, refit, and maintenance of specialized vessels and maritime platforms. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and vendor reliability, fostering collaborative, mission-aligned vendor engagements that prioritize operational durability and lifecycle support. Her procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate emphasis on full and open competition to ensure access to the most capable and technically proficient vendors, regardless of socioeconomic status, aligning with the Coast Guard’s need for high-assurance maritime capabilities. Dyess’s primary procurement focus spans three core NAICS categories: Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Computing Infrastructure Providers (518210), and Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940). The latter reflects procurement for Coast Guard fitness and wellness facilities supporting personnel readiness. Her technical expertise lies in acquiring complex maritime systems, data infrastructure for surveillance and communications, and vessel construction services that meet stringent Coast Guard engineering and safety standards.