Denise M. Ringhand

Denise M. Ringhand serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (70Z084), where she manages the acquisition of critical life-cycle support services essential to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, negotiating, and administering contracts for environmental, logistical, and facility sustainment services that ensure the Coast Guard’s infrastructure remains functional, secure, and compliant with federal standards. She specializes in performance-based acquisitions that emphasize outcome-driven deliverables, particularly in waste management and materials recovery operations, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s mission to maintain continuous operational capability across coastal and inland waterways. Ringhand maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, ISN ALLIANCE LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, and FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC. These vendors are frequently selected for their proven expertise in hazardous and non-hazardous materials handling, recycling infrastructure, and environmental compliance services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, regulatory adherence, and technical proficiency, fostering long-term partnerships built on performance accountability and service quality rather than price alone. Notably, Ringhand’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a focus on full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her contracting decisions are driven by technical capability and service delivery metrics, ensuring mission-critical requirements are met through the most qualified industry participants. Her primary acquisition focus is concentrated under NAICS 562920 (Materials Recovery Facilities), reflecting deep specialization in waste processing, recycling systems, and environmental remediation services. She routinely procures turnkey solutions for the collection, sorting, treatment, and disposal of industrial and operational waste, demonstrating expertise in environmental compliance, federal environmental regulations, and performance-based contracting within the hazardous materials domain.