Tomeka Evans

Tomeka Evans serves as a Contracts Specialist within the SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080) of the U.S. Coast Guard, where she plays a critical role in executing acquisitions that sustain and modernize the nation’s maritime fleet. Her responsibilities encompass the full lifecycle management of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance contracts, ensuring operational readiness for coastal, offshore, and open-ocean missions. She specializes in complex naval vessel procurement under FAR Part 13 and Part 15 procedures, with a focus on dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and structural refurbishments. Evans works closely with technical and logistics teams to align contracting strategies with the Coast Guard’s long-term asset sustainment goals. She maintains established working relationships with key industry partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These partnerships reflect a consistent reliance on specialized shipyard and marine engineering firms capable of delivering high-integrity naval maintenance and modernization services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and rigorous contractor performance evaluation to ensure compliance with naval engineering standards. Evans demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over 57% of her portfolio allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. She also routinely supports service-disabled veteran-owned and HUBZone small businesses, reflecting the agency’s socioeconomic priorities. Her contracting patterns prioritize inclusion of qualified small entities while maintaining technical rigor and mission-critical delivery timelines. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), accounting for nearly two-thirds of her portfolio, with secondary activity in hotel and lodging services to support crew accommodations during extended vessel overhauls. She brings deep expertise in marine infrastructure contracting, specializing in the acquisition of vessel-specific components, corrosion control systems, and auxiliary marine equipment essential to fleet sustainment.