Ramona L. Vazquez

Ramona L. Vazquez serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 3 (00040), responsible for managing acquisitions that sustain and modernize the Coast Guard’s maritime fleet and operational infrastructure. She oversees the procurement of critical marine systems, repair services, and specialized equipment essential to vessel readiness and lifecycle management. Her portfolio primarily includes shipyard services, marine electrical and hydraulic components, and navigation instrumentation, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while supporting the Coast Guard’s mission of maritime safety and security. Vazquez maintains consistent contracting relationships with established marine and industrial suppliers, including Philadelphia Electrical Equipment Co., JDCI Enterprises, Inc., ALS Services USA, Corp., Cabras Marine Corporation, and Bay Marine Boatworks, Inc. These partnerships reflect a focus on vendors with proven expertise in marine fabrication, electrical system integration, and vessel maintenance. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor reliability and technical capability, often prioritizing firms with specialized knowledge in Coast Guard-specific operational environments and regulatory standards. A strong advocate for small business participation, Vazquez consistently structures acquisitions with a Total Small Business Set-Aside preference, accounting for 73.5% of her award activity. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize opportunities for small businesses under FAR 19.5, fostering a diverse supplier base capable of delivering high-quality, mission-critical maritime support services. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns demonstrate a sustained commitment to inclusive procurement practices that strengthen the industrial base supporting national maritime operations. Her technical procurement focus centers on NAICS codes related to marine and industrial supply chains, particularly plumbing and heating equipment wholesaling, metal merchant distribution, and the manufacturing of nautical systems and electrical apparatus. This specialization underscores her expertise in procuring complex, mission-essential components for cutter maintenance, propulsion systems, and onboard instrumentation, ensuring operational continuity across the Coast Guard’s aging and evolving fleet.