Kelly Wyatt

Kelly Wyatt serves as a Contracting Officer for the SFLC Procurement Branch 3 (00040) within the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for managing complex acquisitions that sustain and modernize the Coast Guard’s maritime fleet and operational infrastructure. Her portfolio centers on shipbuilding, vessel repair, marine engineering services, and critical propulsion and mechanical systems procurement, ensuring the readiness and endurance of Coast Guard cutters and support assets. She executes full lifecycle contract management under FAR and DFARS guidelines, overseeing competitive bidding, source selection, and performance monitoring for high-stakes maritime maintenance and modernization initiatives. Wyatt maintains enduring relationships with a core group of specialized maritime contractors, including Philadelphia Electrical Equipment Co., JDCI Enterprises, Inc., ALS Services USA, Corp., Cabras Marine Corporation, and Bay Marine Boatworks, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche marine engineering, electrical systems integration, and vessel repair capabilities essential to Coast Guard operational continuity. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical proficiency, past performance evaluation, and long-term vendor reliability over transient market trends, fostering stable, mission-critical supplier networks. While the majority of her acquisitions—77.8%—are conducted as full and open competitions, she consistently allocates 22.2% of opportunities as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding small business participation without relying on socioeconomic set-asides like 8(a) or HUBZone. Her procurement strategy prioritizes capability and capacity over socioeconomic classification, ensuring that qualified small businesses with maritime expertise are competitively engaged. Her primary NAICS focus includes Ship Building and Repairing (336611) and Engineering Services (541330), with significant activity in industrial drive and gear manufacturing (333612), other engine equipment manufacturing (333618), and commercial machinery repair (811310). This reflects deep technical expertise in marine propulsion systems, auxiliary equipment, and integrated vessel maintenance, positioning her as a key steward of Coast Guard maritime readiness through precision procurement.