Elizabeth C. Clipp

Elizabeth C. Clipp serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that sustain and modernize the nation’s maritime assets. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for specialized vessel construction, repair, and maritime system integration, ensuring alignment with operational readiness and force modernization priorities. Her work directly supports the Coast Guard’s mission to enhance coastal and riverine patrol capabilities, advance maritime domain awareness, and maintain a fleet of high-performance vessels through new construction and life-cycle sustainment programs. Clipp maintains longstanding relationships with key shipbuilding and maritime services contractors, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on Tier 1 and mid-tier maritime industry players with proven expertise in aluminum and steel vessel fabrication, naval architecture, and Coast Guard-specific compliance standards. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, technical oversight, and rigorous source selection to ensure mission-critical delivery. Her procurement portfolio is evenly split between full and open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong institutional commitment to small business participation without reliance on other socioeconomic programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone. This balanced approach ensures competitive rigor while fostering growth among qualified small boatbuilders and maritime service providers. Clipp’s primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 441222 (Boat Dealers), reflecting deep specialization in the acquisition of custom-built and modified vessels for law enforcement, search and rescue, and patrol operations. Her technical expertise lies in procuring vessels with integrated sensor suites, propulsion systems, and mission-specific modifications tailored to Coast Guard operational environments, making her a key steward of the nation’s maritime fleet modernization efforts.