Lori L. Ellis

Lori L. Ellis serves as a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), where she plays a pivotal role in managing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime assets. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle of procurement—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and mission-critical readiness requirements. She primarily handles shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance contracts, with a focus on dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and vessel modernization efforts critical to coastal and open-ocean operational missions. Ellis maintains enduring relationships with key industry partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Bay Ship & Yacht Co., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These partnerships reflect a strategic alignment with specialized shipyard and marine engineering firms capable of delivering high-integrity naval vessel services. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, performance-based outcomes, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure durability and compliance with Coast Guard engineering standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Ellis consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides, which account for over half of her portfolio, reflecting a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. She also actively supports HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, aligning with federal mandates to broaden economic opportunity within the maritime industrial base. Her procurement expertise is concentrated in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which dominates her acquisition portfolio, underscoring her deep technical familiarity with naval architecture, marine systems integration, and corrosion control. While the majority of her work centers on shipyard services, she also manages ancillary contracts for institutional furniture and specialized crane systems, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of the multi-disciplinary support infrastructure required for fleet sustainment.