Lisa A, Daum

Lisa Daum serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 office (70Z084), overseeing the acquisition of critical life-cycle support services essential to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. She manages a portfolio of contracts focused on aerospace and aviation support systems, ensuring the sustained functionality of aircraft components, maintenance infrastructure, and mission-critical logistics. Her acquisitions directly enable the Coast Guard’s ability to maintain airworthiness, conduct training, and respond to national security and search-and-rescue missions across coastal and inland waterways. Daum specializes in complex technical procurements requiring rigorous compliance with FAR and DFARS regulations, with an emphasis on mission-critical hardware and engineering services. She maintains long-standing relationships with leading defense and aerospace contractors including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC, and VMX INTERNATIONAL LLC. These partnerships center on the procurement of specialized aircraft parts, auxiliary equipment, and air transportation support services, often involving custom engineering, rapid prototyping, and just-in-time logistics. Her contracting approach prioritizes technical precision, supply chain resilience, and performance-based outcomes, fostering collaborative vendor engagement to meet stringent Coast Guard operational standards. Daum’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 86.9% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, while maintaining a consistent 13.1% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Though not heavily focused on socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone, she ensures meaningful small business participation through unrestricted opportunities that enable qualified firms to compete on technical merit and delivery capability. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with significant activity in NAICS 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation). She specializes in acquiring precision-engineered components, avionics support systems, and maintenance logistics services tailored to Coast Guard aircraft fleets, demonstrating deep expertise in aerospace engineering and air transportation support domains.