Bryan Stiers

Bryan Stiers, LT, serves as a contracting officer within the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) of the U.S. Coast Guard, where he manages the acquisition of critical shipbuilding and vessel maintenance services essential to sustaining the Coast Guard’s fleet readiness. His portfolio centers on the procurement of dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and structural repairs for cutters operating across coastal and open-ocean domains. Stiers ensures acquisitions align with the Coast Guard’s long-term modernization strategy, leveraging full and open competition while adhering to statutory requirements for socioeconomic set-asides and naval vessel lifecycle management. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized shipyard and marine contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., and Technico Corporation. These partnerships are built on deep technical expertise in naval architecture, marine systems integration, and corrosion control, with vendors often engaged for complex, multi-year repair and modernization programs. Stiers prioritizes vendors with proven experience in U.S. Coast Guard vessel classes and maintains rigorous oversight of contract performance to ensure compliance with naval engineering standards. Stiers demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate capacity among qualified small marine contractors, enabling them to compete for technically demanding vessel sustainment work. His contracting patterns consistently support small business growth in the maritime industrial base without compromising mission-critical performance requirements. His procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing dry docking, hull rehabilitation, electrical and mechanical system retrofits, and coating applications for corrosion resistance. Stiers specializes in procuring engineered solutions for extended vessel service life, requiring deep familiarity with Coast Guard technical specifications, naval material standards, and marine fabrication processes.