Linda B Dearing

Linda B. Dearing serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that advance national maritime security and operational readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for technical services critical to modernizing the Coast Guard’s fleet and enhancing maritime domain awareness systems. Her portfolio centers on custom computer programming services that support command, control, communications, and sensor integration platforms, ensuring seamless interoperability across coastal, riverine, and offshore missions. Dearing’s work directly enables the agency’s priorities in search and detection, vessel modernization, and aerospace systems sustainment through mission-critical software and systems engineering solutions. Dearing maintains long-standing contracting relationships with specialized maritime and defense contractors, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on niche vendors with proven expertise in naval architecture, vessel modernization, and integrated mission systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and vendor reliability, fostering collaborative, risk-managed engagements with contractors who deliver complex, mission-specific capabilities under tight operational timelines. Dearing’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for full and open competition, with no set-asides designated under 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. While small business participation is not formally structured through set-asides, her contracting actions remain compliant with all federal acquisition regulations and emphasize value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic categorization. Her primary technical focus is on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services), where she procures software development, systems integration, and real-time data processing solutions for maritime surveillance, vessel automation, and command and control platforms. Dearing’s expertise lies in acquiring mission-critical software systems that enhance situational awareness, support Coast Guard operational tempo, and ensure cybersecurity compliance across distributed maritime networks.