Max D Putnam

Max D. Putnam serves as a Contracting Officer at U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle (70Z033), where he manages the acquisition of critical facility services essential to operational readiness and infrastructure resilience. His portfolio encompasses maintenance, construction, and environmental compliance contracts supporting maritime facilities, including building systems, utilities, and site operations. Putnam ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while prioritizing timely, mission-critical procurement to sustain Coast Guard infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest. He routinely handles task orders under indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts and manages competitive solicitations under FAR Part 15 for complex, performance-based services. Putnam maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including VCloud Gov Inc., Astralllic Inc., M.B.A. ADHC LLC, Victory Contracting LLC, and John’s Waterproofing Co., who deliver specialized services in facility maintenance, remediation, and environmental support. His contracting patterns reflect long-term vendor partnerships built on reliability, technical expertise, and past performance, with a preference for firms demonstrating proven experience in federal maritime infrastructure environments. These relationships are cultivated through structured source selection processes and post-award performance evaluations. A strong advocate for small business participation, Putnam consistently structures approximately 42.9% of his acquisitions as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While the majority of his awards remain open to all competitors, he actively employs small business set-asides to foster opportunity among qualified small firms, particularly those with niche capabilities in facility services and environmental compliance. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 238330 (Flooring Contractors), 561720 (Janitorial Services), 562910 (Remediation Services), and 721110 (Hotels and Motels), indicating deep expertise in facility sustainment, environmental restoration, and support services for Coast Guard housing and operational sites. Putnam’s technical domain knowledge spans building systems maintenance, hazardous material remediation, and facility operations, ensuring acquisitions align with Coast Guard’s mission-critical infrastructure standards.