Mei S. Chan

Mei S. Chan serves as a Contracting Officer at U.S. Coast Guard Base Alameda (70Z031), where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to maritime readiness. Her portfolio focuses on facility modernization, environmental compliance, and maintenance of Coast Guard installations across the Pacific region, ensuring that facilities remain safe, functional, and mission-ready. She oversees a diverse range of procurements under FAR Part 15, including construction, maintenance, and technical services, often coordinating with engineering and environmental teams to align contracting strategies with operational priorities. While specific contractor relationships are not publicly enumerated, Ms. Chan consistently engages with a broad network of vendors, including small businesses, specialty contractors in marine infrastructure, and firms certified under socioeconomic programs. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for collaborative, performance-based contracting, emphasizing quality, compliance, and long-term asset sustainability. She frequently works with vendors capable of delivering complex, multi-disciplinary services that meet stringent federal environmental and safety standards. Ms. Chan demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 72% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and enhance competition among small firms, particularly those with expertise in facility maintenance, landscaping, and waste management. Her contracting approach prioritizes inclusive procurement, consistently leveraging set-asides to support disadvantaged and veteran-owned businesses. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Ship Building and Repairing (336611), reflecting her role in sustaining Coast Guard vessel support infrastructure, alongside Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair (811310), Landscaping Services (561730), and Solid Waste Collection (562111). These reflect a technical domain centered on facility lifecycle management, environmental stewardship, and operational continuity—key pillars of Base Alameda’s mission to sustain Coast Guard readiness in the Pacific.