Cathy M Broussard

Cathy M. Broussard serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard under FDCC(00047), where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical construction and engineering services to sustain and modernize national infrastructure. Her portfolio centers on the design and construction of training centers, command facilities, and family housing essential to operational readiness. Broussard oversees full lifecycle procurement activities—from solicitation and source selection to contract administration—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and alignment with the Coast Guard’s strategic infrastructure priorities. She specializes in complex, high-stakes construction projects requiring coordination across multiple technical disciplines and regulatory bodies. Broussard maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including FIBER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP INC, WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, and RQ CONSTRUCTION, LLC, who deliver high-quality commercial and institutional construction services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability. While she engages primarily with large, experienced firms, she ensures competitive bidding practices and maintains an open pipeline for qualified small businesses, particularly those with proven expertise in heavy civil and specialty trade work. Her set-aside preferences reflect a targeted, rather than broad, commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 91.7% of her awards issued under full and open competition and only 8.3% designated as HUBZone set-asides. This pattern indicates a focus on mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic quotas, while still maintaining statutory compliance and occasional support for qualified HUBZone firms. Broussard’s procurement activity is heavily concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting her specialization in building new and renovated facilities to support Coast Guard operations. She also regularly procures services under NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors), demonstrating expertise in utility systems, structural upgrades, and integrated mechanical-electrical installations critical to 24/7 maritime missions.