Cynthia L. Major

Cynthia L. Major serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (70Z084), where she plays a pivotal role in securing life-cycle support services critical to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. Her responsibilities encompass the full spectrum of acquisition activities—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—primarily focused on shipbuilding, repair, and facility sustainment contracts. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the Coast Guard’s mission to maintain secure, functional, and habitable infrastructure for personnel and operational assets across coastal and inland waterways. Major maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC, and VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep technical expertise in marine systems, facility maintenance, and environmental support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure reliability and mission continuity. A strong advocate for small business participation, Major consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides, with approximately 76% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic goals, fostering opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms within the maritime support sector. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for over 96% of her activity, underscoring her technical expertise in naval architecture, vessel maintenance, and marine infrastructure. She rarely procures services outside this domain, focusing narrowly on high-stakes, mission-critical maritime systems that require specialized engineering and regulatory compliance knowledge.