Jennifer Blount

Jennifer Blount serves as a Contract Specialist with the SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085) under the U.S. Coast Guard, where she manages complex acquisition programs critical to sustaining and modernizing the nation’s maritime fleet. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle procurement of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services, ensuring operational readiness for coastal and open-ocean missions. She specializes in negotiating and administering cost-reimbursement and fixed-price contracts for naval infrastructure, propulsion systems, and marine engineering solutions, aligning acquisitions with DHS and Coast Guard strategic modernization goals. Blount’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to maintain a resilient, capable fleet through disciplined contract administration and risk mitigation. Blount maintains consistent procurement 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 shipyards and specialized marine service providers with proven expertise in cutter refit, propulsion system upgrades, and heavy-lift marine equipment installation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure mission-critical readiness and sustainment. While the majority of her acquisitions are conducted without set-asides (80%), Blount actively promotes small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (20%), consistently leveraging FAR 19.5 mechanisms to foster competition among qualified small entities. Her socioeconomic strategy prioritizes broad-based small business engagement without reliance on specific programs like 8(a) or HUBZone, reflecting a preference for capability-driven competition while still advancing small business goals. Her procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) and 333618 (Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in marine crane systems (333923) and mechanical power transmission (333613). She routinely procures integrated propulsion systems, vessel repair modules, and specialized marine support equipment, demonstrating deep technical fluency in naval architecture and maritime industrial systems.