Denise M Coley

Denise M. Coley serves as a Purchasing Agent at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center (ALC), where she plays a critical role in sustaining the operational readiness of the Coast Guard’s rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft fleet. She manages the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for mission-critical aviation parts and auxiliary equipment, ensuring timely delivery of components essential to the maintenance, modernization, and life-extension of platforms such as the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry. Her acquisitions are deeply technical, focusing on avionics sustainment, engine subsystems, and flight-critical hardware that directly support airworthiness and mission continuity. Coley maintains long-standing relationships with key industry partners including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, and AVIATRIX INC, among others. These vendor partnerships are characterized by deep technical collaboration, with contractors often providing engineering support, obsolescence management, and configuration-controlled spare parts. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, traceability, and compliance with military specification standards, fostering trust with suppliers who specialize in legacy system sustainment and aerospace-grade manufacturing. Her contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 74.1% of awards issued without set-asides. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, with 25.8% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. While Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides are minimal, her pattern demonstrates a balanced commitment to broad small business engagement without reliance on narrow socioeconomic programs. Coley’s primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting her specialization in procuring non-engine airframe components, avionics modules, and support equipment critical to aircraft sustainment. Her expertise spans aerospace supply chain logistics, technical specification validation, and parts obsolescence mitigation, making her a key steward of the Coast Guard’s aging aviation infrastructure.