Javon M Wingate

Javon M. Wingate serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085), where he is instrumental in managing acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. His responsibilities center on the full lifecycle procurement of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services, ensuring operational readiness for coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. He executes complex contract actions under the Navy’s Shipbuilding and Repair framework, coordinating with engineering, logistics, and fleet readiness teams to align procurement outcomes with mission-critical requirements. His portfolio is dominated by long-term, performance-based contracts for naval infrastructure and vessel systems. Wingate maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized 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 preference for experienced, Navy-certified shipyard and marine industrial firms with proven capabilities in dry-dock operations, propulsion system upgrades, hull integrity repairs, and integrated naval systems integration. His contracting approach emphasizes performance accountability, quality assurance, and compliance with naval specifications. Wingate’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate emphasis on leveraging the broadest possible industrial base, prioritizing technical capability and past performance over socioeconomic categorizations. While small business participation is not formally targeted through set-asides, vendors of all sizes compete on equal footing based on technical merit and delivery reliability. His primary procurement focus is exclusively on NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — encompassing everything from structural overhauls and propulsion system modernization to electronic warfare integration and corrosion control. He operates within a highly specialized technical domain requiring deep familiarity with naval architecture standards, Coast Guard vessel class specifications, and Department of Defense procurement regulations.