Jennie Peterson

Jennie Peterson serves as a Contracting Officer within the Hq Contract Operations (CG-912) unit of the U.S. Coast Guard, part of the Department of Homeland Security. She plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that support national maritime security, operational readiness, and fleet modernization. Her portfolio centers on the procurement of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services critical to sustaining and enhancing the Coast Guard’s coastal and riverine patrol capabilities. Peterson manages full lifecycle contracts for complex maritime platforms, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement outcomes with the agency’s mission to advance maritime domain awareness and force modernization. Her primary contractor relationships are with specialized shipyards and maritime defense vendors, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on Tier-1 maritime contractors with proven expertise in vessel design, construction, and lifecycle support. Peterson cultivates long-term, performance-driven relationships with these firms, emphasizing technical capability, quality assurance, and delivery reliability in high-stakes acquisition environments. Peterson’s contracting activity reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This pattern underscores a mission-critical focus on acquiring specialized maritime capabilities that require advanced engineering, shipbuilding certification, and proven industrial capacity—areas where small business participation is currently limited by market constraints. Her procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing new construction, mid-life modernization, and sustainment of Coast Guard vessels. She specializes in procuring technically complex maritime systems, including patrol cutters, response boats, and integrated mission systems, requiring deep domain knowledge in naval architecture, propulsion systems, and Coast Guard-specific operational requirements.