Patricia Fremming

Patricia Fremming serves as a secondary procurement specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), supporting the agency’s mission to sustain and modernize its fleet of cutters and maritime assets. She plays a critical role in managing acquisitions for shipbuilding, vessel repair, and maintenance activities, ensuring operational readiness across coastal and open-ocean missions. Her responsibilities include executing contract actions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for complex naval engineering projects, with a focus on dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and hull integrity enhancements. She collaborates closely with program managers and technical evaluators to align procurement strategy with long-term fleet modernization goals. Fremming maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized maritime contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., all of which possess deep expertise in naval vessel construction and repair. She also regularly engages Automatic Coating Limited USA and Technico Corporation for specialized marine coating, system integration, and mechanical support services. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven track records in Coast Guard-specific maintenance environments and Navy-certified shipyard capabilities. Her procurement portfolio is heavily skewed toward small business participation, with 73.1% of contracts set aside for total small business under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong institutional commitment to socioeconomic contracting. She routinely awards contracts to small disadvantaged, veteran-owned, and HUBZone-certified firms that meet stringent maritime technical standards, reinforcing the Coast Guard’s mandate to foster a resilient, diverse supplier base. Fremming’s technical focus centers on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which accounts for nearly two-thirds of her acquisitions, alongside niche categories in engine equipment and general machinery manufacturing. She procures mission-critical components such as propulsion systems, corrosion-resistant coatings, and modular vessel subsystems, requiring deep familiarity with naval engineering specifications and Coast Guard maintenance protocols.