LT Keely Higbie

LT Keely Higbie serves as a Federal Contracting Officer within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Base Cape COD(00052), operating under the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, she manages the acquisition of critical facility services essential to sustaining and modernizing Coast Guard infrastructure, ensuring operational readiness and regulatory compliance. Her portfolio encompasses a broad range of construction and maintenance contracts, with a focus on environmental resilience, structural integrity, and utility system upgrades. She oversees full lifecycle procurement activities—from market research and solicitation development to contract award and administration—ensuring alignment with federal acquisition regulations and agency mission priorities. LT Higbie maintains a consistent working relationship with GALLO CONSTRUCTION CO INC, a primary contractor for facility infrastructure projects. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical proficiency, and performance accountability, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary services. She engages contractors across specialty trade sectors, prioritizing those with proven experience in facility systems maintenance, environmental remediation, and structural upgrades, ensuring seamless integration of work scopes and compliance with safety and environmental standards. LT Higbie’s contracting activity reflects a 100% non-set-aside profile, indicating a preference for full and open competition across all socioeconomic categories. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her acquisitions remain accessible to all qualified vendors, with selection based on technical capability, past performance, and cost-effectiveness rather than socioeconomic designation. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812930 (Parking Lots and Garages), 238290 (Other Building Equipment Contractors), 562910 (Remediation Services), 238320 (Painting and Wall Covering Contractors), and 238990 (All Other Specialty Trade Contractors). She specializes in procuring services related to facility maintenance, hazardous material abatement, structural coatings, electrical and mechanical system upgrades, and site infrastructure improvements, demonstrating deep expertise in civil works and facility sustainment within a federal operational environment.