Mike Soost

Mike Soost serves as a procurement lead within the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) of the U.S. Coast Guard, operating under the Department of Homeland Security. He is responsible for managing complex shipbuilding and vessel maintenance contracts critical to sustaining the Coast Guard’s operational fleet. His work directly supports the modernization and life-extension of cutters and maritime assets through dry-dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and structural repairs. Soost specializes in full-spectrum acquisition planning for naval architecture and marine engineering services, ensuring compliance with federal maritime standards and readiness requirements for coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. He maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced shipyard and marine industrial contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., and Technico Corporation. These partnerships are built on long-term trust and technical proficiency in naval vessel repair, coating systems, and marine propulsion integration. Soost typically engages these vendors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated contract actions, prioritizing proven capability, quality assurance, and schedule reliability over cost alone. Soost’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This reflects a mission-driven focus on securing specialized shipyard capacity and technical expertise that is currently limited to a small number of qualified industrial performers, rather than socioeconomic targeting. His primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing heavy marine fabrication, hull integrity restoration, electrical and mechanical system modernization, and corrosion control systems. He possesses deep technical familiarity with U.S. Coast Guard vessel specifications, naval steel standards, and dry-dock scheduling protocols, making him a key steward of maritime asset sustainment across the Coast Guard’s fleet lifecycle.