Scott Mellgren

Scott Mellgren serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where he oversees the strategic acquisition of advanced aerospace, maritime, and communications systems critical to national security and operational readiness. His responsibilities center on managing full lifecycle contracting for high-priority programs involving vessel modernization, maritime domain awareness platforms, and specialized sensor and communications equipment. Mellgren ensures alignment with Coast Guard mission priorities by executing complex solicitations that support coastal patrol capabilities, search and detection systems, and fleet sustainment initiatives, often coordinating across technical, operational, and logistics stakeholders to deliver mission-critical capabilities on schedule. Mellgren maintains enduring relationships with a core group of specialized shipbuilders and defense contractors, including Bollinger Shipyards, Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval architecture, aluminum and composite vessel construction, and integrated mission systems. His contracting approach emphasizes long-term collaboration with contractors who demonstrate technical proficiency in Coast Guard-specific requirements, including survivability, low observability, and harsh-environment operability. Mellgren’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate focus on technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission effectiveness and vendor performance over set-aside mechanisms. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, his office evaluates all offerors on merit, ensuring competitive rigor and value-driven outcomes. His primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 334220, encompassing the acquisition of radio, television, and wireless communications equipment for maritime use. This includes radar systems, satellite terminals, automatic identification systems (AIS), and integrated command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) payloads. Mellgren’s expertise centers on procuring hardened, shipboard-certified communication hardware that meets military and Coast Guard-specific electromagnetic compatibility and environmental standards.