Warren R. Gardner

Warren R. Gardner serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2 (70Z085), where he oversees the acquisition of shipbuilding, repair, and maintenance services critical to sustaining the Coast Guard’s fleet of cutters and maritime vessels. His responsibilities include managing full lifecycle contracts for naval infrastructure modernization, ensuring operational readiness across coastal and open-ocean missions. Gardner specializes in complex, technically demanding acquisitions under the Ship Building and Repairing NAICS code, coordinating with industrial partners to deliver durable, mission-critical vessel upgrades and maintenance solutions aligned with Coast Guard strategic priorities. He maintains long-standing relationships with leading maritime industrial contractors including ROLLS-ROYCE SOLUTIONS AMERICA INC, VIGOR MARINE LLC, JAG INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC, G I INDUSTRIAL-MARINE, LLC, and L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED. These partnerships reflect a consistent focus on experienced shipyard and marine industrial service providers capable of executing heavy fabrication, propulsion system integration, hull repairs, and dry-dock maintenance under stringent naval standards. Gardner’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based requirements, technical compliance, and sustained vendor collaboration to ensure mission continuity. Gardner demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of his acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This pattern underscores a deliberate strategy to cultivate a robust small business industrial base within the maritime defense sector, ensuring equitable access to federal opportunities for qualified firms without reliance on other socioeconomic categories such as 8(a) or HUBZone. His portfolio consistently prioritizes small business prime contractors with proven shipyard and marine industrial capabilities. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 336611 — Ship Building and Repairing — encompassing vessel construction, structural overhauls, mechanical system retrofits, and corrosion control services. Gardner’s technical expertise lies in managing contracts requiring compliance with U.S. Navy and Coast Guard naval architecture standards, materials specifications, and safety certifications essential for maritime operational environments.