MIa Grant

Mia Grant serves as a Contracting Officer for the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) within the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for managing complex acquisitions to sustain and modernize the nation’s maritime fleet. Her portfolio centers on shipbuilding, vessel repair, propulsion system upgrades, and critical naval component manufacturing, ensuring operational readiness for coastal and open-ocean missions. She executes full lifecycle contracting actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, from solicitation through award and administration, with a focus on mission-critical maritime infrastructure and technical systems essential to Coast Guard operational capability. Grant maintains long-standing relationships with key industrial partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Bay Ship & Yacht Co., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on specialized shipyard and marine engineering firms capable of delivering heavy fabrication, dry dock overhauls, corrosion protection, and marine propulsion systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical compliance, performance-based requirements, and supplier reliability in high-stakes maritime environments. While the majority of her acquisitions are open to full and open competition (68.2%), Grant actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides (22.7%) and HUBZone set-asides (9.1%), demonstrating a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for economically disadvantaged and geographically targeted firms. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns reflect a balanced strategy—prioritizing capability while fostering broad vendor diversity within the maritime industrial base. Her primary NAICS focus includes 333618 (Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing) and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with significant activity in plate work manufacturing (332313) and communications equipment for maritime applications. Grant’s expertise lies in procuring high-integrity marine systems, including diesel-electric propulsion components, hull structural assemblies, and vessel modernization packages requiring rigorous naval engineering standards and compliance with Coast Guard technical specifications.