Marie J. Tanaka

Marie J. Tanaka serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085), where she manages complex acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, and awarding contracts for shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services that ensure operational readiness across coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. Tanaka specializes in lifecycle management acquisitions under the Naval Shipbuilding and Repair domain, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for naval infrastructure. She plays a central role in aligning procurement strategy with the Coast Guard’s long-term vessel modernization goals. Tanaka maintains consistent working relationships with leading maritime industrial contractors, including ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC, VIGOR MARINE LLC, JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC, G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, and L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED. These partnerships reflect a preference for established shipyard and marine industrial firms with proven capabilities in naval vessel maintenance, propulsion system integration, and dry-dock repair services. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical competency, past performance, and capacity to meet stringent Coast Guard engineering standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Tanaka prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides at 50% of her portfolio, with an additional 10% designated for HUBZone contractors. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity within the maritime industrial base while maintaining mission-critical performance standards. She consistently structures solicitations to enable small business eligibility under FAR 19.5, reinforcing the Coast Guard’s commitment to socioeconomic equity in defense contracting. Her exclusive focus on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing) underscores deep technical expertise in naval architecture, hull integrity, propulsion systems, and marine electrical integration. Tanaka procures services ranging from dry-dock overhauls to modular retrofitting of patrol cutters, ensuring all acquisitions meet U.S. Navy and Coast Guard technical specifications for durability, safety, and operational endurance.