Maggie Trader

Maggie Trader serves as the primary contracting lead for the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) within the U.S. Coast Guard, overseeing the acquisition of critical shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services essential to sustaining the nation’s maritime fleet. Her role is central to ensuring operational readiness across coastal and open-ocean missions by managing full lifecycle contracts for naval vessels, including dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and structural modernization. She specializes in complex, long-term procurement actions governed by FAR Part 13 and Part 37, with a focus on performance-based service contracts that emphasize vessel availability, safety compliance, and lifecycle cost efficiency. Trader maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of qualified shipyard and marine industrial contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., all of which possess specialized expertise in U.S. Coast Guard vessel platforms. Her procurement approach prioritizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in technical capability, past performance, and compliance with naval engineering standards, fostering reliable execution of mission-critical maintenance and modernization programs. A strong advocate for small business participation, Trader consistently structures acquisitions with a 69.7% total small business set-aside rate, aligning with FAR 19.5 to maximize opportunities for small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to build a resilient, diverse supplier base capable of supporting the Coast Guard’s sustained maritime operations. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—reflecting deep technical expertise in naval architecture, marine systems integration, and corrosion control. She procures specialized services such as dry docking, hull fabrication, electrical retrofits, and propulsion system overhauls, ensuring all contracts adhere to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard technical specifications and regulatory compliance standards.