Christin Hendrickson

Christin Hendrickson serves as the primary procurement lead for the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), overseeing the acquisition of critical shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services to sustain the nation’s maritime fleet. Responsible for managing complex contract actions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, she ensures operational readiness by securing specialized vessel overhauls, dry dock services, and propulsion system upgrades. Her portfolio centers on long-term fleet modernization initiatives, requiring deep technical coordination with shipyards and industrial partners to meet stringent naval engineering standards and lifecycle extension goals. Hendrickson maintains consistent working relationships with key industrial partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Bay Ship & Yacht Co., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These vendors provide specialized capabilities in naval architecture, hull fabrication, marine coating systems, and heavy-lift crane integration. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnership development with firms possessing proven experience in U.S. Coast Guard vessel platforms, fostering reliability and technical alignment across multi-year maintenance cycles. She exhibits a strong and consistent commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate capacity within the maritime industrial base, ensuring equitable access to federal contracts for qualified small entities with niche expertise in ship repair and marine systems. Her contracting patterns prioritize socioeconomic inclusion without compromising mission-critical performance requirements. Her technical focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with additional emphasis on metal coating (332812) and overhead crane manufacturing (333923). She procures specialized services including dry docking, cathodic protection, hull integrity restoration, and marine-grade coating applications, demonstrating deep familiarity with naval surface vessel sustainment and corrosion control protocols essential for extended offshore operations.