Lucille McEachin

Lucille W. McEachin serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center, where she manages critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize the Coast Guard’s rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft fleet. Her work directly supports operational readiness by ensuring the timely availability of mission-critical aviation components, avionics systems, and maintenance support services. She handles complex, technical contracts spanning parts manufacturing, systems integration, and engineering services, with a focus on extending the service life of legacy platforms such as the MH-65E Dauphin and HC-144 Ocean Sentry. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with the ALC’s mission to maintain airworthiness and technological relevance across the Coast Guard’s aviation assets. McEachin maintains longstanding relationships with leading aerospace and defense contractors including ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC., AIRBUS US SPACE & DEFENSE INC, and AVIATRIX INC, who provide advanced avionics, structural components, and logistics support. She also collaborates with specialized firms like GOLDBELT INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SERVICES, LLC, and Quality Biological, Inc., reflecting a diverse supplier base that includes both prime contractors and niche technical providers. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, long-term sustainment partnerships, and technical compliance with military aviation standards. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 84% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a focus on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. However, she consistently allocates 12% of awards to 8(a) firms and 4% to total small business set-asides, demonstrating measured but intentional support for small business participation within a high-complexity acquisition environment. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 336413 for aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing, 334511 for aeronautical navigation and guidance systems, and 541330 for engineering services. She specializes in procuring avionics, flight control systems, communication hardware, and technical support services critical to maintaining the Coast Guard’s airborne mission capabilities.