Sandra M. Burgert

Sandra M. Burgert serves as a key procurement professional within the SFLC Procurement Branch 3 (70Z040), part of the U.S. Coast Guard under the Department of Homeland Security. She manages acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing the Coast Guard’s maritime fleet, ensuring operational readiness through shipbuilding, repair, and infrastructure support. Her portfolio centers on lifecycle management of cutters and vessels, with a focus on maintenance, technical upgrades, and mission-critical system integration. Burgert routinely handles complex contract actions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15, including competitive sealed bids and negotiated procurements, aligning with the agency’s strategic imperatives for fleet resilience and technological modernization. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including Philadelphia Electrical Equipment Co., JDCI Enterprises, Inc., ALS Services USA, Corp., Cabras Marine Corporation, and Bay Marine Boatworks, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in marine systems, electrical integration, and vessel repair services. Burgert fosters long-term vendor collaborations grounded in technical reliability, compliance with Coast Guard specifications, and performance-based contract management, ensuring high standards for safety and mission continuity. Burgert demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with 62.5% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to cultivate capacity among small, capable firms in the maritime and industrial sectors, prioritizing economic inclusion while maintaining procurement integrity. Her contracting patterns consistently channel opportunities to small businesses without favoring specific socioeconomic categories, indicating a broad-based approach to vendor development. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 562219 (nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal), 336611 (shipbuilding and repairing), and 334413/335999 (semiconductor and electrical component manufacturing). This blend underscores her technical expertise in integrating legacy and modern systems aboard Coast Guard vessels, managing both environmental compliance and advanced electronics for navigation, communication, and propulsion systems.