Cindy E. Floyd

Cindy E. Floyd serves as a Contracting Officer for the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) within the U.S. Coast Guard, where she manages critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize the nation’s maritime fleet. Her portfolio centers on shipbuilding, vessel repair, and maintenance contracts essential to maintaining operational readiness for coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. She oversees full lifecycle procurement activities—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical timelines. Her work directly supports the Coast Guard’s strategic imperative to extend the service life of cutters through dry dock overhauls and propulsion system upgrades. Floyd maintains longstanding relationships with key industrial partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These vendors provide specialized capabilities in naval architecture, marine coating systems, propulsion retrofits, and structural repair, reflecting a preference for established shipyard and marine industrial contractors with proven expertise in military vessel sustainment. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, technical validation, and performance-based contract structures to ensure quality and mission alignment. A strong advocate for small business participation, Floyd consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately 60% of her awards reserved for small businesses. This reflects a deliberate socioeconomic strategy to broaden vendor diversity while maintaining technical rigor. Her contracting approach integrates small business subcontracting plans and fosters capacity-building among qualified maritime service providers. Her primary NAICS focus is 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for over half of her acquisitions, followed by commercial and industrial machinery repair (811310) and, notably, hotel and motel services (721110), which support transient crew accommodations at maritime facilities. Floyd’s technical expertise lies in complex marine systems procurement, with deep familiarity in naval vessel maintenance, corrosion control, and propulsion modernization.