Jeffrey Cross

Jeffrey Cross serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Coast Guard’s CEU OAKLAND (00088) procurement entity, where he manages critical civil engineering and infrastructure acquisitions essential to sustaining maritime operational readiness. His portfolio centers on the modernization and maintenance of coastal and inland waterway infrastructure, including dredging, port facilities, and base resilience projects. Cross ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the Coast Guard’s strategic priorities in navigational safety, environmental stewardship, and infrastructure modernization. He routinely handles complex, high-stakes contracts under the FAR, often involving multi-year construction and engineering services requiring rigorous technical evaluation and risk mitigation. Cross cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse pool of contractors specializing in heavy civil engineering, industrial construction, and utility infrastructure. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages firms with proven expertise in maritime construction, geotechnical engineering, and environmental remediation. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, requiring contractors to demonstrate technical capability, past performance in similar environments, and adherence to federal environmental and safety standards. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Cross prioritizes socioeconomic set-asides, with nearly 43% of his awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He actively promotes HUBZone and 8(a) programs, allocating over 19% of his contracting activity to these categories combined, alongside targeted service-disabled veteran-owned small business opportunities. His procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to expand the Coast Guard’s vendor base among underrepresented communities while ensuring competitive, high-quality outcomes. His primary technical focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in industrial (236210) and commercial/institutional building (236220) construction, as well as power and communication line work (237130). Cross specializes in procuring complex infrastructure projects that require integration of structural, environmental, and maritime engineering disciplines, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in coastal resilience and federal construction standards.