CEU Juneau

Nicole Butts serves as a Contracting Officer within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 organization (70Z084), where she plays a critical role in securing life-cycle support services essential to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. She manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions spanning engineering, construction, environmental remediation, and shipyard support, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and mission-critical timelines. Her work directly enables the Coast Guard’s ability to maintain habitable facilities, sustain tactical training environments, and uphold environmental standards across coastal and inland waterways. Butts routinely handles complex, multi-year contracts under FAR Part 15, often involving performance-based service agreements and design-build delivery methods. She maintains established working relationships with key contractors including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, ISN ALLIANCE LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, and FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC, reflecting a preference for proven vendors with demonstrated expertise in maritime infrastructure and technical services. Her contracting patterns indicate a reliance on repeat performers with strong past performance records, fostering long-term vendor partnerships that enhance accountability and mission continuity. She frequently engages firms capable of delivering integrated solutions across engineering, construction, and environmental compliance domains. Butts demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately one-third of her awards structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, and a notable 7.4% allocated to 8(a) competed contracts. While the majority of her acquisitions remain open to all competitors (59.3%), her consistent use of socioeconomic set-asides underscores a deliberate strategy to expand opportunities for disadvantaged and small businesses within the Coast Guard’s supply chain. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), 236115 (New Single-Family Housing Construction), 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and 562910 (Remediation Services). This reflects deep technical expertise in infrastructure development, maritime facility sustainment, and environmental restoration—domains critical to the Coast Guard’s enduring operational posture.