Daytona H. Philpotts

Daytona Philpotts serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (70Z084), responsible for managing life-cycle support acquisitions critical to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. Focused on sustaining mission-critical infrastructure and technical systems, Philpotts oversees contracts for facility maintenance, environmental services, and specialized equipment support essential to Coast Guard personnel and training operations. Their work ensures the uninterrupted functionality of command, control, and communication systems across coastal and inland waterways, aligning acquisitions with the agency’s strategic priorities in safety, security, and resilience. Philpotts maintains consistent 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. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven capabilities in engineering support, facility services, and technical maintenance. The procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a focus on long-term service delivery rather than one-time procurements, fostering reliable vendor engagement and operational continuity. Set-aside preferences are heavily skewed toward open competition, with 92.9% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides. While small business participation remains limited at 7.1%, it is primarily channeled through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a deliberate but restrained commitment to socioeconomic programs. Philpotts’ contracting patterns prioritize technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with the Coast Guard’s operational imperatives. The procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS codes in advanced manufacturing and maintenance, particularly 334511 for nautical and aeronautical systems, 333618 for engine equipment, and 811310 for commercial and industrial machinery repair. This reflects deep expertise in procuring navigation systems, communication hardware, and mission-critical mechanical and electrical maintenance services essential to Coast Guard asset sustainability.