Jean Alonzo

Jean C. Carlos serves as a procurement specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), supporting the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime assets. Responsible for managing complex acquisition strategies for vessel maintenance, repair, and system upgrades, Carlos ensures operational readiness through timely and compliant contracting actions. Their work directly enables mission-critical capabilities across coastal and open-ocean operations, with a focus on dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and integrated naval engineering services. Carlos handles a diverse portfolio of construction, mechanical, and electrical contracts essential to extending the service life of Coast Guard vessels. Carlos maintains consistent working relationships with key industry partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for specialized shipyard and marine engineering contractors with proven expertise in naval vessel repair and retrofitting. The procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical compliance, and performance-based contract management to ensure mission-critical standards are met across high-stakes maritime environments. A defining feature of Carlos’s contracting profile is an overwhelming commitment to small business participation, with 95.8% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic resilience within the maritime industrial base, prioritizing small, qualified firms capable of delivering specialized shipyard services, mechanical systems, and marine electrical components. Socioeconomic contracting is not an afterthought but a core pillar of acquisition planning. The procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 238160 (roofing), 238220 (plumbing and HVAC), 238290 (building equipment), 337214 (office furniture), and 335999 (miscellaneous electrical components). These reflect the broad scope of vessel modernization, encompassing both structural and internal systems upgrades. Carlos demonstrates deep technical fluency in marine construction and naval systems integration, ensuring procurements align with Coast Guard engineering specifications and lifecycle management requirements.