David J. Blankenship

David J. Blankenship serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (70Z084), where he manages the acquisition of critical life-cycle support services essential to sustaining shore-based and maritime operational readiness. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts for facilities maintenance, environmental services, and infrastructure support aligned with the Coast Guard’s mission to ensure safe, habitable, and secure operational environments. Blankenship routinely handles complex service-based acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 36, with a focus on integrated facility services, construction, and technical support contracts that directly enable mission-critical readiness across coastal and inland waterways. He maintains established working relationships with a core group of contractors including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC, and VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC, reflecting a preference for proven vendors with demonstrated capability in facility operations, maritime infrastructure, and environmental compliance. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and long-term vendor partnerships that ensure continuity of service and mission resilience. Blankenship demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 38% of his awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 4.8% designated for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. While the majority of his acquisitions remain open to full and open competition, his consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to foster vendor diversity and enhance small business engagement within the Coast Guard’s support ecosystem. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 721110 (hotels and motels for transient personnel), 336611 (shipbuilding and repair), 541310 (architectural services), 237310 (highway and bridge construction), and 238160 (roofing contractors). This technical specialization reflects deep expertise in acquiring facility sustainment, maritime infrastructure upgrades, and environmental compliance services critical to maintaining Coast Guard operational infrastructure nationwide.