Gary Kim

Gary Kim serves as a Contracting Officer within the SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085) of the U.S. Coast Guard, where he plays a critical role in executing acquisitions that sustain and modernize the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle procurement of ship repair, maintenance, and naval infrastructure services, ensuring operational readiness across coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. Kim manages complex contract actions under the Department of Homeland Security’s maritime defense framework, with a focus on technical specifications for propulsion systems, hull integrity, and mission-critical vessel upgrades. His portfolio includes both competitive and sole-source procurements aligned with long-term fleet sustainment strategies. Kim maintains established working relationships with key industrial partners including Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc., Vigor Marine LLC, JAG Industrial Services, Inc., G.I. Industrial-Marine, LLC, and L1 Enterprises Incorporated. These contractors provide specialized marine engineering, dry-dock services, propulsion system overhauls, and naval fabrication capabilities essential to vessel lifecycle management. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, technical compliance, and contractor accountability in high-stakes maritime environments, fostering long-term partnerships grounded in quality, reliability, and regulatory adherence. Kim’s contracting activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-asides, including no use of 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic criteria, consistent with the Coast Guard’s need for specialized, certified shipyard expertise. His approach underscores a focus on mission-critical readiness over socioeconomic targeting. The technical domain of his acquisitions centers on marine vessel maintenance, naval architecture, and industrial marine services, with procurement activities aligned to NAICS categories including shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance. His expertise lies in managing contracts for propulsion system integration, corrosion control, structural refurbishment, and compliance with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard technical standards.