Stephen Twomey

Stephen Twomey serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), where he manages acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. His responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle procurement of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services, ensuring operational readiness for coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. Twomey specializes in complex naval contracts involving dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, hull structural repairs, and vessel modernization programs, aligning acquisitions with the Coast Guard’s long-term asset sustainment strategy. He works closely with technical and engineering teams to define requirements, evaluate contractor capabilities, and ensure compliance with naval shipbuilding standards. Twomey maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced shipyard and marine industrial contractors, including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Tecnico Corporation. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval vessel repair, marine coating systems, and propulsion maintenance. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical compliance, and adherence to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard shipbuilding specifications, fostering stable, performance-driven contractor relationships. Twomey’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict focus on full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This indicates a deliberate strategy to prioritize technical capability and vessel-specific expertise over socioeconomic categorizations, ensuring mission-critical capabilities are delivered without restriction. While small business participation is not formally targeted, all vendors must meet stringent performance and certification standards. His primary procurement activity centers on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with a deep specialization in naval architecture, marine engineering, and corrosion control systems. He procures services ranging from dry dock fabrication and structural welding to advanced coating applications and mechanical system overhauls, demonstrating expert command of maritime industrial technical domains.