Sean Hermes

Sean Hermes serves as a Supply Officer within the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) of the U.S. Coast Guard, responsible for managing the acquisition of critical materials and industrial services essential to the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime assets. His role centers on executing full lifecycle procurement actions for ship repair, maintenance, and vessel modernization programs, ensuring operational readiness across coastal and open-ocean missions. He routinely handles complex supply chain contracts for specialized marine components, propulsion systems, and coating technologies, aligning acquisitions with the Coast Guard’s strategic goals for fleet longevity and mission capability. Hermes maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of Tier 1 industrial contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based engagements focused on naval engineering, dry-dock overhauls, and corrosion-resistant coating applications. His procurement approach emphasizes technical compliance, quality assurance, and timely delivery of mission-critical marine systems, fostering collaborative relationships with vendors possessing deep expertise in military-grade vessel maintenance. Hermes’s contracting activity reflects a strict preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-aside designations such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. This pattern indicates a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and industrial capacity over socioeconomic preferences, reflecting the specialized nature of Coast Guard vessel sustainment requirements and the limited pool of qualified suppliers capable of meeting stringent naval standards. His primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 324199, All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing, which encompasses specialized marine coatings, fuel system components, and industrial chemical products critical to corrosion control and vessel integrity. This specialization underscores his technical expertise in maritime materials science and his role in procuring mission-enabling consumables and protective systems for Coast Guard cutters operating in harsh marine environments.