Jolena Natividad

Jolena Natividad serves as a Purchasing Agent for the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (Agency Code: 70Z084), where she manages the acquisition of essential life-cycle support services critical to maintaining shore-based and maritime operational readiness. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a primary focus on landscaping and grounds maintenance services that ensure the functionality, safety, and environmental compliance of Coast Guard facilities nationwide. She plays a vital role in sustaining mission-critical infrastructure by aligning procurement actions with the agency’s strategic priorities for habitability, security, and sustainability. Natividad maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, ISN ALLIANCE LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, and FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC. These vendors are regularly engaged to deliver comprehensive landscaping, turf management, irrigation, and environmental maintenance services. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor partnerships, fostering accountability and service continuity across diverse geographic locations. She demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small, locally rooted enterprises capable of delivering high-quality, mission-aligned services. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business eligibility and compliance, reinforcing the Coast Guard’s broader socioeconomic goals. Natividad’s procurement expertise is concentrated exclusively in NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), encompassing mowing, pruning, erosion control, irrigation system maintenance, and seasonal plantings. Her technical domain centers on the sustainable stewardship of Coast Guard property landscapes, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and operational standards. She is deeply familiar with performance metrics, service level agreements, and inspection protocols integral to maintaining secure, aesthetically appropriate, and ecologically responsible facility environments.