Catrina M McDonald

Catrina M. McDonald serves as Supervisory Contracting Officer at U.S. Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City (70Z081), where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of mission-critical contracts to sustain aviation infrastructure, facility operations, and environmental compliance. In this role, she ensures alignment with federal acquisition regulations and Coast Guard strategic priorities, overseeing the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions to maintain operational readiness. Her portfolio is centered on administrative and management consulting services, with a focus on optimizing resource allocation and ensuring regulatory adherence across complex maritime and aviation support environments. McDonald maintains consistent partnerships with key contractors including C-PHASE SERVICES, LLC, STERILECO LLC, MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, and JOHNS BROTHERS SECURITY, INC. These relationships reflect a preference for established vendors capable of delivering specialized technical, facility, and security services under firm-fixed-price and time-and-materials structures. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vendor evaluation, and compliance with quality assurance protocols, fostering reliable, long-term vendor collaboration. McDonald’s procurement patterns show a 100% reliance on open, unrestricted competitions with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and past performance, rather than socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the agency’s operational urgency and specialized service requirements. Her primary procurement focus is NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—indicating deep expertise in securing high-level advisory support for operational efficiency, process improvement, and infrastructure program management. She routinely acquires services related to facility sustainment planning, regulatory compliance consulting, and organizational performance optimization, demonstrating specialized knowledge in federal facility and aviation support domains.