Tamara Mason

Tamara Mason serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Coast Guard’s Headquarters Contract Operations (CG-912), where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that support national maritime security and operational readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for aerospace, maritime, and technical services, with a focus on modernizing vessel fleets, enhancing maritime domain awareness systems, and procuring specialized search and detection technologies. Her work directly enables the Coast Guard’s mission to sustain and advance coastal and riverine patrol capabilities through timely, compliant, and mission-driven procurement actions. Mason maintains consistent contracting relationships with key shipbuilders and maritime technology providers, including Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C., Davie Defense Inc., Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, and Rozema’s Boat Works, Inc. These partnerships reflect a reliance on specialized shipyard expertise for new construction, refit, and modernization programs. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical alignment, and performance-based contracting to ensure delivery of high-integrity maritime platforms and systems. Her contracting patterns demonstrate a strong preference for open competition, with 66.7% of awards issued without set-asides, while 33.3% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach reflects a commitment to fostering small business participation without compromising mission-critical capabilities, consistently engaging qualified small businesses in technical and support services. Mason’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 519130 (Other Activities Related to Real Estate) and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), each accounting for 25% of her portfolio, underscoring her expertise in acquiring complex systems integration, operational analysis, and maritime domain support services. She also regularly procures audio/video equipment (334310) and computer-related technical services (541519), demonstrating a multidisciplinary command over both hardware and advisory contracting domains essential to Coast Guard modernization efforts.