Nicholas Stewart

Nicholas Stewart serves as a procurement specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), where he plays a critical role in advancing the agency’s maritime asset sustainment mission. He manages complex acquisition programs focused on shipbuilding, vessel repair, and dry dock overhauls to maintain operational readiness of Coast Guard cutters across coastal and open-ocean environments. His portfolio centers on long-term maintenance contracts and modernization efforts for naval platforms, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and technical specifications for marine systems. Stewart’s work directly supports the Coast Guard’s strategic goal of extending service life and enhancing reliability of its fleet through structured, performance-based contracting. He maintains consistent working relationships with key industrial partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These contractors are selected for their specialized expertise in marine fabrication, propulsion system upgrades, hull coating, and vessel refit services. Stewart’s procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term lifecycle support, fostering collaborative partnerships with vendors who demonstrate proven capability in naval maritime environments. Stewart’s contracting activity is fully aligned with small business set-aside preferences, with 100% of his acquisitions reserved for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained commitment to socioeconomic contracting, ensuring equitable access for small, domestically owned firms with niche maritime capabilities. His pattern of awarding exclusively to small business concerns underscores a strategic effort to cultivate a resilient, specialized supplier base capable of supporting the Coast Guard’s unique operational demands. His primary procurement focus is under NAICS 321992 (Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing), which, in this context, refers to specialized marine component fabrication and modular vessel systems. Though seemingly atypical for naval procurement, this classification encompasses custom-built structural components, interior fit-outs, and prefabricated modules integral to cutter modernization. Stewart’s expertise lies in interpreting technical requirements within this niche classification to procure high-integrity, Coast Guard-compliant marine systems tailored to vessel-specific engineering needs.