Elicia Pratt

Elicia Pratt serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where she manages strategic acquisitions critical to national maritime security and operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on the acquisition of aerospace components, specialized vessel systems, and technical services that support the modernization of coastal patrol fleets and maritime domain awareness infrastructure. She plays a pivotal role in executing complex contract actions for high-priority platforms, ensuring alignment with Coast Guard force structure goals and lifecycle sustainment requirements. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to enhance detection, surveillance, and response capabilities across domestic and international waterways. Pratt maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of specialized shipbuilders and aerospace suppliers, including Bollinger Shipyards, Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche manufacturers with proven expertise in custom maritime and aerospace systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical capability over volume, favoring vendors with demonstrated experience in naval architecture, composite hull construction, and integrated sensor platforms. She consistently engages these contractors through competitive and sole-source mechanisms tailored to the unique engineering demands of Coast Guard assets. Pratt’s procurement activity reflects a strict preference for unrestricted competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This pattern indicates a focus on technical superiority and mission-critical performance over socioeconomic categorization, aligning with the specialized nature of the systems being procured. While small business participation is not formally prioritized through set-asides, the agency’s reliance on highly specialized vendors often results in natural small business involvement through subcontracting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413—Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in avionics, radar subsystems, and sensor integration for maritime surveillance platforms. Secondary areas include engineering services and aircraft manufacturing, underscoring her technical command over complex systems integration for airborne and vessel-based mission systems.