James S. Altice

James S. Altice serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085), where he oversees the acquisition of critical shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services essential to sustaining the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. His responsibilities include managing complex contractual actions under the National Defense Authorization Act and Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with lifecycle management standards for naval infrastructure. Altice specializes in procuring technical services related to vessel modernization, hull integrity, propulsion system upgrades, and dry-dock operations, directly supporting operational readiness across coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. Altice maintains consistent working relationships with leading maritime industrial contractors including ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC, VIGOR MARINE LLC, JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC, G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, and L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED. These partnerships reflect a focus on Tier 1 shipyard and marine industrial service providers with proven expertise in naval vessel repair, fabrication, and systems integration. His contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based service contracts, and technical oversight of complex maintenance work scopes requiring specialized maritime engineering capabilities. His procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong emphasis on small business participation, with approximately 36.4% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 3.0% allocated to HUBZone firms. While the majority of acquisitions remain open to all competitors, Altice actively structures solicitations to encourage qualified small businesses to compete for ship repair and marine support services, aligning with federal socioeconomic goals. The overwhelming majority—98.4%—of his acquisitions fall under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep technical expertise in naval architecture, structural refurbishment, and marine systems overhaul. His work centers on procuring specialized services such as welding, cathodic protection, electrical retrofits, and propulsion system overhauls, ensuring the Coast Guard’s vessels meet rigorous safety and mission-readiness standards.