Dominique C. Howard

Dominique C. Howard serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), overseeing strategic acquisitions that advance maritime security, operational readiness, and fleet modernization. Responsible for managing complex contracts in aerospace, maritime, and technical services, Howard supports critical missions including coastal patrol enhancement, maritime domain awareness system deployment, and vessel sustainment through new construction and life-cycle upgrades. Their procurement portfolio emphasizes high-precision systems and specialized services aligned with the Coast Guard’s mission to safeguard U.S. waters and respond to national security threats. Howard maintains longstanding relationships with principal shipbuilders and defense contractors including Bollinger Shipyards, Davie Defense, Rauma Marine Constructions, and Rozema’s Boat Works, reflecting a preference for established industrial partners with proven expertise in naval architecture and maritime platform integration. These partnerships are characterized by long-term contract execution, technical collaboration, and iterative modernization efforts, ensuring alignment with evolving operational requirements and fleet sustainability goals. While the majority of acquisitions are conducted as open competitions, Howard consistently prioritizes Women-Owned Small Business participation, with approximately 25% of contracts set aside for this socioeconomic category. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to expanding vendor diversity within the maritime defense industrial base, complementing broader agency initiatives to broaden the supplier pool without compromising technical rigor. The procurement focus is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541611 for administrative and management consulting services, supporting acquisition planning, program oversight, and contract administration, alongside NAICS 334511 for search, detection, and nautical system manufacturing. This dual emphasis reflects deep expertise in procuring both the technical hardware—such as radar, sonar, and navigation instrumentation—and the advisory services required to integrate and sustain these systems across the Coast Guard’s operational fleet.