Jennifer C Sanders

Jennifer C. Sanders supports the procurement mission of U.S. Coast Guard Base Ketchikan (70Z035), managing acquisitions critical to sustaining maritime operational readiness in Alaska’s remote and austere environments. She oversees contracts for infrastructure resilience, environmental compliance, and shore-based system maintenance, ensuring alignment with Coast Guard strategic priorities. Her portfolio primarily includes services and construction activities essential to search and rescue, law enforcement, and homeland security missions, with a focus on lifecycle support for aging facilities and vessel infrastructure. Sanders operates within the Federal Acquisition Regulation framework to deliver mission-critical capabilities under tight operational constraints. Her contracting approach emphasizes collaboration with small business vendors, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs. With 71.4% of her awards designated for total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, she consistently prioritizes participation from HUBZone, SDVOSB, and 8(a) firms, fostering local economic resilience while meeting mission needs. Her vendor partnerships reflect a deliberate strategy to engage agile, regionally embedded contractors capable of delivering responsive, compliant services in challenging Alaskan conditions. Sanders’ procurement focus centers on NAICS 483211 (Inland Water Freight Transportation), reflecting the base’s reliance on waterborne logistics for supply chain continuity. She also regularly procures environmental consulting services (NAICS 541620) to ensure regulatory compliance, security systems (NAICS 561621) for facility protection, and heavy civil construction (NAICS 237990) for infrastructure upgrades. Her technical expertise lies in integrating sustainable, mission-aligned solutions across maritime, environmental, and security domains, ensuring long-term operational viability in one of the Coast Guard’s most demanding theaters.