Gabriel Gomez

Gabriel Gomez serves as a procurement lead within the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) of the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for managing acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime assets. His work directly supports operational readiness by overseeing contracts for vessel repair, dry dock overhauls, and propulsion system upgrades. He specializes in complex shipyard services and marine infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with naval specifications and lifecycle maintenance standards. His procurement activities are tightly aligned with the Coast Guard’s strategic imperative to extend the service life of its fleet across coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. Gomez maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized marine contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., all of which possess deep expertise in naval vessel maintenance and fabrication. He also regularly engages Automatic Coating Limited USA and Tecnico Corporation for specialized marine coating and technical services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven experience in U.S. Coast Guard vessel programs and a demonstrated capacity to meet stringent maritime safety and regulatory requirements. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration and performance-based outcomes. Gomez’s procurement portfolio is exclusively structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting an unwavering commitment to small business participation across all contract actions. He consistently channels opportunities to small businesses with maritime and shipyard capabilities, prioritizing firms that are HUBZone-certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, or otherwise socioeconomically disadvantaged. This pattern reinforces the agency’s mission to foster a resilient, diverse supplier base capable of supporting national maritime security. His primary focus lies in NAICS 238330 (Flooring Contractors), which, in this context, encompasses specialized marine deck and interior surfacing systems critical to vessel integrity and crew safety. He procures high-performance coatings, non-skid installations, and corrosion-resistant flooring solutions tailored for harsh maritime environments, demonstrating technical expertise in naval material standards and lifecycle durability requirements.