Shirley J. Antoine

Shirley J. Antoine serves as an Administrative Assistant at U.S. Coast Guard Base New Orleans (70Z029), providing critical support to the agency’s facility management and infrastructure procurement operations. In this role, she facilitates the administrative workflow for contract actions related to shore-based construction and maintenance, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and internal procedural standards. Her responsibilities include document coordination, contract file management, and liaison support between contracting personnel, project engineers, and vendor representatives. While not a contracting officer, she is instrumental in enabling the timely execution of acquisition activities central to sustaining Coast Guard facilities and enhancing operational resilience against coastal hazards. Though specific contractor names are not available in current records, Antoine works closely with a network of construction firms and facility service providers engaged in commercial and institutional building projects. Her support role involves coordinating pre-solicitation activities, contract closeouts, and vendor communications, fostering collaborative relationships with contractors who specialize in infrastructure modernization, roofing, HVAC, and utility system upgrades. She maintains a procedural focus on documentation integrity and timely processing to support mission-critical facility sustainment. Antoine’s procurement environment reflects a strong institutional commitment to small business participation, with 75% of acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This pattern aligns with Coast Guard directives to promote economic opportunity and community engagement in the Gulf Coast region. She supports the execution of set-asides that prioritize small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, and other socioeconomically disadvantaged vendors, reinforcing the agency’s equitable contracting goals. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction — encompassing new construction, renovation, and repair of Coast Guard administrative, operational, and support facilities. She supports the acquisition of turnkey construction services, structural upgrades, and compliance-driven infrastructure improvements aligned with federal building codes and environmental resilience standards.