Miranda Collins

Miranda M. Collins serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where she manages strategic acquisitions critical to national maritime security and operational readiness. Her portfolio centers on procuring aerospace, maritime, and technical services that support coastal patrol capabilities, maritime domain awareness systems, and vessel modernization programs. She executes full lifecycle contracting actions—from solicitation through award and administration—ensuring compliance with FAR and agency-specific procurement policies while aligning acquisitions with the Coast Guard’s mission to enhance force modernization and sustain specialized fleets. Collins maintains enduring relationships with key shipyard and maritime service providers, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on shipbuilding, vessel repair, and integrated systems support for Coast Guard cutter fleets and patrol assets. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical evaluation of complex maritime platforms, and performance-based contract management to ensure operational reliability and mission-critical delivery. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for unrestricted competitions, with 94.4% of awards issued without set-asides, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of acquisitions requiring specialized capabilities. Only 5.6% are awarded under total small business set-asides, indicating targeted, but limited, use of socioeconomic programs in favor of open competition for high-acuity requirements. Her primary NAICS focus includes Other Computer Related Services (541519), Engineering Services (541330), and specialized technical services under 519130, underscoring expertise in command and control systems, data analytics, and maritime sensor integration. While some activity falls under Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), this likely reflects administrative or facility support contracts. Collins demonstrates deep domain knowledge in maritime technology procurement, balancing innovation with regulatory rigor to sustain the Coast Guard’s operational edge.