Cariss Perry

Cariss Perry serves as a key procurement professional at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), where they manage the acquisition of mission-critical aviation components and sustainment services essential to maintaining the Coast Guard’s rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft fleet. Their role centers on ensuring the operational readiness of legacy platforms such as the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry through timely procurement of parts, avionics upgrades, and maintenance support systems. Perry handles complex contract actions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, primarily focusing on direct purchases, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, and performance-based service agreements that align with the ALC’s lifecycle management objectives. Perry maintains established relationships with leading aerospace and defense contractors including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, and GOLDBELT INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC, reflecting a preference for proven suppliers with deep technical expertise in avionics, airframe sustainment, and logistics integration. These partnerships are characterized by long-term contract performance, technical collaboration, and compliance with military specification standards, with occasional engagement of specialized firms like AVIATRIX INC for niche aviation support services. Set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly skewed toward unrestricted competition, with 95% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a prioritization of technical capability and supply chain reliability over socioeconomic targeting. Only 5% of procurements are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a selective but deliberate approach to small business inclusion when technical requirements permit. Perry’s procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), with significant activity in 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation). Their expertise spans the procurement of flight control systems, engine components, diagnostic avionics, and maintenance support equipment, demonstrating deep technical fluency in military aviation logistics and sustainment.