Vanessa A Nemara

Vanessa A. Nemara serves as Supervisory Contract Specialist for the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of complex maritime acquisition programs critical to fleet sustainment and modernization. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for shipbuilding, vessel repair, and naval system upgrades, ensuring compliance with FAR and DFARS while aligning procurements with the Coast Guard’s operational readiness goals. Her portfolio centers on mission-critical naval infrastructure, including dry dock overhauls, propulsion system modernization, and corrosion control initiatives essential for coastal and open-ocean operations. Nemara maintains enduring 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 with proven expertise in naval vessel maintenance and retrofitting. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical evaluation of bid proposals, and rigorous performance monitoring to ensure compliance with maritime safety and durability standards. Her procurement strategy prioritizes small business participation, with approximately 33.8% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5 and an additional 6.2% designated for HUBZone firms. While the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, Nemara actively promotes socioeconomic inclusion by encouraging small business teaming arrangements and ensuring adequate small business outreach in solicitation planning. The majority of her acquisitions—70.2%—fall under NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep technical expertise in naval architecture, marine systems integration, and corrosion-resistant coating applications. She also manages related procurements in specialized industrial coatings and precision instrumentation, demonstrating a nuanced understanding of maritime engineering domains and the regulatory frameworks governing defense maritime procurement.