CWO Clinton Pruss

CWO Clinton Pruss serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), overseeing strategic acquisitions that directly support national maritime security and operational readiness. His responsibilities include managing the acquisition lifecycle for specialized maritime and aerospace systems, with a focus on vessel modernization, search and detection technologies, and technical training services. Pruss plays a critical role in aligning contracting actions with the Coast Guard’s force modernization priorities, ensuring that procurements enhance coastal patrol capabilities and sustain mission-critical fleets through new construction and life-cycle upgrades. Pruss maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of shipbuilding and maritime services contractors, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in naval architecture, vessel fabrication, and technical support for Coast Guard-specific platforms. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and long-term sustainment capability, often resulting in repeat engagements with these prime contractors for complex, high-integrity programs. Pruss’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate focus on selecting the most technically qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing mission performance and operational readiness over socioeconomic contracting preferences. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 611519 — Other Technical and Trade Schools — indicating a significant focus on specialized training services for Coast Guard personnel, including advanced maritime systems operation, maintenance, and safety certification. This underscores his technical domain expertise in workforce development and institutional capacity building to support evolving operational requirements.