Carlos Garcia

Carlos Garcia serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ceu MIAMI (00082), responsible for managing civil engineering and infrastructure acquisition programs critical to national maritime security. He oversees the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts for the construction, rehabilitation, and modernization of coastal facilities, navigational aids, and resilient civil works systems. His portfolio primarily supports operational readiness through the delivery of mission-critical infrastructure at remote and high-priority stations, ensuring compliance with federal engineering standards and environmental resilience requirements. Garcia’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with the Coast Guard’s long-term infrastructure modernization goals, emphasizing durability, sustainability, and mission continuity. Garcia maintains collaborative relationships with a diverse array of contractors specializing in heavy civil engineering and facility construction. He routinely engages with small business prime contractors and specialized subcontractors in site preparation, electrical systems, roofing, and institutional building construction. His procurement approach favors integrated teams capable of delivering turnkey solutions across complex coastal environments, often requiring coordination with federal, state, and local agencies. He fosters transparent, performance-based vendor partnerships grounded in rigorous technical evaluation and past performance analysis. A strong advocate for small business participation, Garcia consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Aside contracts under FAR 19.5, with 88.9% of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic programs, particularly those supporting service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, and woman-owned small businesses, even in the absence of formal 8(a) designations. This pattern underscores a strategic effort to build capacity within the coastal construction ecosystem and promote equitable access to federal infrastructure opportunities. His primary technical focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in commercial building, site prep, electrical, and roofing systems. He specializes in procurements requiring expertise in marine infrastructure, corrosion-resistant materials, and climate-adaptive design, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in coastal resilience engineering and federal construction compliance.