Viki Frey

Viki J Frey serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), overseeing acquisitions critical to the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime assets. Responsible for managing complex shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance contracts, Frey ensures operational readiness through lifecycle support of naval vessels, including dry dock overhauls, propulsion system upgrades, and hull integrity enhancements. Their work directly supports the Coast Guard’s mission to maintain maritime security across coastal, offshore, and open-ocean domains, with a focus on long-term vessel durability and mission-critical system integration. Frey maintains enduring relationships with core industrial partners including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., Bay Ship & Yacht Co., Automatic Coating Limited USA, and Technico Corporation. These partnerships reflect a strategic reliance on specialized shipyard contractors and marine systems suppliers with proven expertise in naval vessel repair, coating systems, and propulsion component fabrication. The procurement approach emphasizes vendor reliability, technical compliance with Coast Guard specifications, and performance-based contract management to ensure mission-critical readiness. A strong commitment to small business participation characterizes Frey’s contracting patterns, with over 60% of awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate effort to foster competition and capacity-building within the maritime industrial base. HUBZone and other socioeconomic set-asides are also strategically leveraged, demonstrating alignment with federal goals to expand opportunities for underserved small businesses in defense-related sectors. The primary technical focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with significant activity also in fabricated metal products and industrial valve manufacturing. This reflects deep expertise in procuring structural, mechanical, and marine-specific components essential to cutter maintenance and modernization, underscoring a specialized domain knowledge in naval architecture and maritime engineering procurement.