Carlos Diaz Garcia

Carlos Diaz Garcia serves as the primary contracting lead for the SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085) within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Department of Homeland Security, overseeing the acquisition of critical marine systems and components essential to the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s cutter fleet. His responsibilities include managing full lifecycle procurement activities for shipboard machinery, propulsion systems, and naval infrastructure upgrades, ensuring alignment with operational readiness requirements for coastal and open-ocean missions. He handles complex, technical acquisitions under FAR Part 15, with a focus on competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contracts for specialized maritime engineering solutions. Diaz Garcia maintains consistent working relationships with key industrial partners including Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc., Vigor Marine LLC, JAG Industrial Services, Inc., G I Industrial-Marine, LLC, and L1 Enterprises Incorporated. These contractors provide specialized ship repair, propulsion system integration, and marine fabrication services critical to vessel maintenance and modernization. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based contracting to ensure reliability and compliance with naval engineering standards. His contracting portfolio reflects a strong emphasis on small business participation, with nearly half of all awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. While the majority of procurements remain open, his consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small and emerging maritime vendors, aligning with DHS and Coast Guard socioeconomic goals. His technical focus centers on NAICS codes related to gasket and sealing device manufacturing, power boiler and heat exchanger production, and miscellaneous fabricated metal products, indicating deep expertise in marine mechanical systems. He routinely procures mission-critical components such as motor-driven transmission parts, generator systems, and custom-engineered metal fabrications used in cutter propulsion and auxiliary systems, underscoring his specialization in naval mechanical and thermal systems integration.