Chelsea Clark

Chelsea Clark serves as the primary contracting representative for the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) under the U.S. Coast Guard, overseeing the acquisition of critical shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services essential to sustaining the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime assets. Her role centers on managing full lifecycle procurement activities for naval vessel modernization, including dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and structural refurbishments. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract awards with the Coast Guard’s strategic priorities of operational readiness and asset longevity. Her acquisitions are exclusively focused on complex, high-stakes maritime infrastructure projects requiring specialized technical expertise and stringent quality controls. Clark maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of qualified shipyard and marine systems contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Tecnico Corporation. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in naval vessel fabrication, corrosion protection, and marine mechanical systems integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and technical compliance, fostering reliable delivery of mission-critical maintenance and modernization services. Her procurement strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 40% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 10% allocated to HUBZone-certified firms. While half of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors, her consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides underscores a deliberate effort to broaden industry participation and support economically disadvantaged regions with maritime industrial capacity. Clark’s entire procurement portfolio is concentrated under NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—reflecting deep specialization in naval architecture, marine engineering, and vessel sustainment. She procures services ranging from dry docking and hull rehabilitation to propulsion system overhauls, electrical retrofits, and protective coating applications, requiring precise adherence to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard technical specifications. Her expertise lies in managing technically complex, performance-driven contracts within the maritime defense industrial base.