Terri.L.Hilton

Terri L. Hilton serves as a Senior 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 advance national maritime security and operational readiness. She manages complex procurement actions for aerospace, maritime, and technical services, with a focus on modernizing vessel fleets, enhancing maritime domain awareness systems, and supporting search and detection capabilities. Her work directly enables the Coast Guard’s mission to sustain and expand its coastal and riverine patrol assets through full lifecycle contract management, including solicitation, evaluation, award, and administration of both fixed-price and cost-reimbursement instruments. Hilton maintains longstanding relationships with key shipbuilders and technical service 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 consistent focus on specialized maritime construction, vessel modernization, and niche technical support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and technical compliance, ensuring alignment with Coast Guard operational requirements and engineering standards. Hilton’s portfolio is entirely composed of open competition awards with no set-asides, reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing technical capability and mission-critical delivery over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally structured through 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her contracting decisions remain grounded in merit-based evaluation and value-driven sourcing. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 611430 and 611519 for professional and technical training, 334511 for search, detection, and navigation systems manufacturing, and 541511 for custom computer programming services. This reflects deep expertise in acquiring advanced maritime electronics, mission-critical software solutions, and workforce development programs essential to sustaining Coast Guard technological superiority and crew readiness.