Deborah J Boydston

Deborah J. Boydston serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Ceu MIAMI (00082), responsible for managing civil engineering and infrastructure modernization acquisitions critical to national maritime security. She oversees the planning and execution of contracts supporting the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of coastal facilities, navigational aids, and resilient civil engineering systems. Her portfolio primarily includes complex, mission-critical projects requiring specialized technical expertise in heavy civil construction, industrial building, and utility systems integration, ensuring operational readiness across remote and high-priority Coast Guard stations. While specific contractor names are not available, Boydston consistently engages with a diverse ecosystem of specialty trade contractors, general builders, and engineering firms capable of delivering high-performance infrastructure under stringent federal standards. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in coastal construction, marine-grade materials, and environmentally compliant methodologies, fostering long-term partnerships with firms that can meet the Coast Guard’s rigorous performance and safety requirements. Boydston demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with HUBZone set-asides accounting for 34% of her awards and total small business set-asides representing 23%. She actively prioritizes participation from service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (4%) and maintains a balanced approach to open competition, with nearly 39% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside restrictions. This reflects a strategic effort to expand vendor diversity while ensuring competitive, qualified bids for mission-critical infrastructure. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), followed by commercial and industrial building construction (236220, 236210), and specialty trades including plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning (238220). She routinely procures services involving structural reinforcement, dredging support, power and water system upgrades, and corrosion-resistant facility modernization, demonstrating deep technical fluency in maritime infrastructure lifecycle management.