Catrina M McDonald

Catrina M. McDonald serves as a Procurement Technician at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center, where she supports the acquisition of mission-critical aviation components essential to sustaining the Coast Guard’s rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft fleet. In this role, she executes end-to-end procurement processes for spare parts, avionics, and auxiliary equipment under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring timely delivery of sustainment items that maintain operational readiness. Her work directly enables the extension of service life for legacy platforms such as the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry, focusing on technical specifications, contract administration, and supplier compliance within a highly regulated aerospace environment. McDonald maintains consistent procurement relationships with key industry partners including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, and AVIATRIX INC, among others, leveraging long-standing vendor partnerships to secure specialized aviation components and maintenance support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes technical alignment, supply chain reliability, and contract performance oversight, often engaging with manufacturers and integrated logistics providers capable of meeting stringent military aviation standards. Her contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 71.4% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while 28.6% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures access to innovative small business capabilities while maintaining flexibility to source mission-critical components from established aerospace suppliers. McDonald’s procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), reflecting deep expertise in avionics, flight control systems, and aircraft subsystems. She routinely procures high-reliability components for navigation, communication, and mission systems, demonstrating specialized knowledge in aerospace sustainment and defense logistics.