Sarah L. Zurflueh

Sarah L. Zurflueh serves as a Contract Specialist at U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak (70Z045), where she manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical infrastructure and environmental compliance projects. Her role is central to sustaining operational readiness at remote coastal installations, ensuring that facility repairs, utility system upgrades, and safety-critical equipment procurements align with federal contracting regulations and agency priorities. She handles a diverse portfolio of contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with emphasis on environmental services, facility modernization, and hazardous material management, often requiring specialized technical oversight and stringent regulatory compliance. Zurflueh maintains a strong working relationship with Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc., a key contractor providing environmental assessment, remediation planning, and regulatory permitting services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based vendor partnerships that ensure continuity in environmental stewardship and infrastructure resilience. She frequently collaborates with niche service providers capable of operating in austere, high-regulation environments, prioritizing vendors with proven expertise in coastal and Arctic operational contexts. A staunch advocate for small business participation, Zurflueh consistently structures acquisitions with a 70% total small business set-aside rate, aligning with FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate focus on empowering small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other socioeconomically disadvantaged contractors, reinforcing the Coast Guard’s commitment to equitable economic opportunity while maintaining mission effectiveness. Her primary NAICS focus areas include Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (562211), and facility support services such as lodging (721110) and aircraft component manufacturing (336413). She specializes in procuring technical environmental remediation, waste management, and infrastructure sustainment services tailored to remote, high-risk operational environments, reflecting deep domain expertise in Coast Guard-specific facility and environmental compliance requirements.