Justin A. Arnold

Justin A. Arnold serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085), responsible for managing complex shipbuilding and vessel maintenance contracts critical to sustaining the Coast Guard’s maritime fleet. His work directly supports the agency’s mission of ensuring operational readiness through lifecycle management of cutters and naval infrastructure, overseeing acquisitions that span new construction, dry-docking, repair, and modernization of maritime platforms. Arnold specializes in full-spectrum shipyard services, ensuring compliance with naval engineering standards and defense acquisition regulations while aligning procurement actions with strategic fleet modernization goals. He maintains consistent working 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 certified shipyards and industrial firms with proven expertise in naval vessel repair, propulsion system integration, and marine fabrication. Arnold’s contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical alignment with Coast Guard specifications, and performance-based contract structures to ensure quality and mission-critical reliability. Arnold demonstrates a firm commitment to socioeconomic contracting, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate capacity within the small business industrial base, enabling qualified firms to compete for high-value maritime work without competition from large businesses. His portfolio consistently supports small business participation across all categories, reinforcing the Coast Guard’s mandate to strengthen domestic shipbuilding resilience. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — encompassing dry-dock services, hull and machinery repairs, electrical and mechanical system upgrades, and propulsion system overhauls. Arnold’s technical expertise lies in naval architecture compliance, marine engineering standards, and Coast Guard-specific vessel certification requirements, ensuring all contracted work meets stringent safety and operational readiness benchmarks.