Sarah Shrives

Sarah Shrives serves as a key procurement lead at Base KODIAK (70Z045), an operational unit of the U.S. Coast Guard under the Department of Homeland Security, where she manages acquisitions critical to sustaining infrastructure resilience in remote, austere environments. Her role centers on securing goods and services that ensure facility habitability, environmental compliance, and the operational readiness of mission-critical utility and safety systems. She routinely handles complex contracts for specialized industrial services, including environmental remediation, hazardous material management, and infrastructure modernization, aligning acquisitions with Coast Guard standards for sustainability and regulatory adherence. Shrives maintains a consistent working relationship with Environmental Compliance Consultants, Inc., a primary vendor partner specializing in environmental remediation, spill response planning, and regulatory permitting services for coastal installations. Her procurement patterns reflect a reliance on niche contractors with proven expertise in federal environmental statutes and remote-site logistics, indicating a preference for technical proficiency over broad-capability vendors. These partnerships are typically long-term and performance-driven, emphasizing compliance, rapid response, and site-specific adaptability. Her contracting portfolio is evenly split between small business set-asides and open competitions, reflecting a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals under FAR 19.5. Approximately half of her awards are reserved for small businesses, demonstrating active support for disadvantaged and minority-owned firms, while the remaining half supports broader market competition to ensure technical innovation and cost-effectiveness. Shrives’ procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 324191 (petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing) and 336211 (motor vehicle body manufacturing), indicating a specialized need for industrial-grade lubricants, corrosion-resistant coatings, and custom-fabricated vehicle components tailored to harsh maritime conditions. Her technical domain expertise lies in procuring mission-critical industrial supplies and specialized equipment that support Coast Guard vessel maintenance, facility operations, and environmental safety protocols in Alaska’s extreme climates.