Carl McGill

Carl McGill serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where he leads the acquisition of critical maritime and aerospace systems essential to national security and operational readiness. His portfolio centers on the procurement of shipbuilding, vessel modernization, and engineering services that directly support coastal patrol, search and detection, and maritime domain awareness capabilities. As a key procurement lead, McGill ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract strategies with the Coast Guard’s force modernization priorities, overseeing full lifecycle acquisitions from solicitation through contract closeout. McGill maintains long-standing relationships with a select group of specialized shipbuilders and defense contractors, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on Tier 1 industrial partners with proven expertise in naval architecture, aluminum and steel vessel construction, and integrated systems integration. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical rigor, and sustained vendor collaboration to meet mission-critical delivery timelines and quality standards. McGill’s procurement activity is exclusively conducted under full and open competition, with no set-asides utilized across his portfolio. This reflects a strategic decision to prioritize technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring access to the most qualified vendors capable of delivering complex maritime platforms and support systems under stringent operational requirements. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for 80% of his activity, with the remaining 20% dedicated to NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). He routinely manages contracts for new construction of patrol vessels, mid-life upgrades, propulsion system retrofits, and advanced sensor integration, demonstrating deep expertise in naval engineering, marine systems procurement, and defense logistics.