Dan Grather

Dan Grather, serving as a BM1 within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (70Z084), is a critical procurement specialist responsible for managing life-cycle support contracts essential to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. His role centers on acquiring commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance services that sustain mission-critical facilities, environmental systems, and training infrastructure. Grather ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement decisions with the Coast Guard’s strategic imperatives for facility resilience and personnel safety. He typically handles service-based acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, focusing on performance-based contracting and long-term service agreements. Grather maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of qualified contractors, including Gilman Corporation, Frontline Enterprises LLC, ISN Alliance LLC, S3 Solutions One LLC, and Faztec Industries Inc. These vendors are recognized for their technical proficiency in industrial maintenance, facility systems repair, and mission-critical equipment servicing. His procurement approach emphasizes reliability, responsiveness, and proven performance, fostering long-term partnerships with firms that demonstrate deep domain expertise in non-automotive industrial machinery support. Grather’s contracting portfolio is fully dedicated to small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, with 100% of his acquisitions reserved exclusively for small businesses. This unwavering commitment reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate a robust small business vendor base capable of delivering high-quality, cost-effective maintenance services across the Coast Guard’s nationwide footprint. His pattern of awarding contracts solely to small businesses underscores a strong socioeconomic mandate to promote equitable access and capacity building within the defense support sector. His primary procurement focus is NAICS 811310, which encompasses the repair and maintenance of commercial and industrial machinery and equipment—excluding automotive and electronic systems. This specialization requires deep technical knowledge of HVAC, mechanical systems, water treatment, electrical infrastructure, and facility automation. Grather’s expertise lies in procuring preventive and corrective maintenance services that ensure the uninterrupted operation of Coast Guard facilities supporting maritime missions, training, and homeland security operations.