Cheryl P. Allen

Cheryl P. Allen serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard under the Department of Homeland Security, where she manages the acquisition of mission-critical construction and infrastructure services essential to operational readiness and personnel welfare. Her portfolio centers on the design, renovation, and construction of training centers, command facilities, and family housing, ensuring compliance with federal building standards and 24/7 operational requirements. She executes full lifecycle contracting actions under FAR and DFARS, overseeing competitive procurements for complex commercial and institutional building projects that support the Coast Guard’s national footprint. Allen maintains established relationships with key contractors including FIBER BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP INC, RQ CONSTRUCTION, LLC, and WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING COMPANY, THE, reflecting a preference for experienced, large-capacity firms capable of delivering high-complexity construction services under tight timelines. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, rigorous quality control, and risk mitigation through proven vendors with demonstrated capability in federal construction environments. These partnerships are sustained through consistent recompetition and contract performance evaluations. While the majority of her acquisitions—86.5%—are conducted without set-asides, Allen demonstrates measurable support for small business participation, with 9.6% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 1.9% allocated to HUBZone and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Her approach balances efficiency with socioeconomic objectives, ensuring broad market access while maintaining mission-critical delivery standards. Her procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), reflecting expertise in multi-trade, integrated facility construction. She also routinely procures specialized services in electrical installation (238210), structural steel (238120), and flooring systems (238330), demonstrating deep technical familiarity with building systems integration, utility infrastructure, and facility modernization requirements critical to maritime operations.