Michelle Taninecz

Michelle Taninecz serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where she leads the acquisition of critical aerospace, maritime, and technical services to support national security and operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on the procurement of specialized vessel construction, maritime domain awareness systems, and aerospace component manufacturing, ensuring the Coast Guard’s fleet modernization and mission sustainability. She manages complex contract actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, coordinating with engineering and operational stakeholders to align procurement strategy with force development priorities. Taninecz maintains enduring relationships with key shipbuilders and defense contractors, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc., reflecting a consistent reliance on Tier-1 maritime and aerospace manufacturers with proven track records in naval vessel design and integration. Her contracting approach emphasizes technical rigor, lifecycle support, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in compliance, quality assurance, and delivery reliability. Her set-aside preferences show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 86.7% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, while maintaining a deliberate 13.3% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a balanced strategy that prioritizes mission-critical capability over socioeconomic quotas, while still ensuring meaningful opportunities for qualified small businesses in non-core technical areas. Her primary NAICS focus lies in aircraft and maritime manufacturing, particularly NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), underscoring her expertise in procuring avionics, sensor integration systems, and mission-critical hardware. She also oversees professional services in technical training and systems integration, demonstrating a broad technical acumen across defense acquisition domains critical to Coast Guard operational effectiveness.