Sandra I Thibodeau

Sandra I. Thibodeau serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s CEU MIAMI (00082), where she plays a pivotal role in executing civil engineering and infrastructure modernization acquisitions critical to national maritime security. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of coastal facilities, navigational aids, and resilient civil engineering systems. Her work directly supports the Coast Guard’s operational readiness by ensuring timely delivery of mission-critical infrastructure projects across remote and high-priority locations. Thibodeau specializes in complex, multi-disciplinary contracts requiring coordination between engineering, environmental, and logistics stakeholders. Her contractor relationships are primarily with firms specializing in heavy civil construction and building systems integration. She regularly engages with general contractors, specialty trade subcontractors, and engineering service providers with proven experience in coastal and marine environments. Thibodeau fosters collaborative, performance-based partnerships that emphasize compliance with federal construction standards, safety protocols, and sustainable design practices, ensuring contractor accountability and mission alignment. Thibodeau demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes HUBZone and Women-Owned Small Business set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities while accessing specialized local expertise. Her socioeconomic contracting patterns align with federal goals to promote equitable access and enhance workforce diversity in the maritime construction sector. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning systems (238220) and commercial/institutional building construction (236220). She routinely procures services related to coastal infrastructure resilience, navigational aid maintenance, and facility upgrades, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with marine construction standards, FEMA-aligned resilience criteria, and federal construction codes governing federal maritime assets.