Wendy J. Culbreth

Wendy J. Culbreth serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s SFLC Procurement Branch 1 (70Z080), where she supports the acquisition and sustainment of critical maritime assets, including cutters and naval vessels. Her responsibilities encompass managing complex shipbuilding, repair, and modernization contracts aligned with the Coast Guard’s mission to maintain operational readiness across coastal and open-ocean environments. She routinely handles acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation for vessel maintenance, propulsion system upgrades, and dry dock overhauls, ensuring compliance with defense procurement standards and lifecycle management requirements. Culbreth maintains longstanding relationships with leading maritime contractors including Fairbanks Morse, LLC, Bay Ship & Yacht Co., and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C., among others. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized shipyard services, marine coating systems, and naval engineering solutions. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in naval architecture and fleet sustainment, fostering reliable, long-term collaboration with industry partners capable of meeting stringent Coast Guard technical and regulatory standards. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to small business participation, with nearly 40% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, while HUBZone set-asides account for a modest but consistent 1.8%. Although the majority of contracts remain open to all competitors, her portfolio demonstrates deliberate efforts to engage qualified small businesses in support of national defense industrial base resilience. Her primary technical focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), which dominates her acquisition portfolio, supplemented by specialized procurements in plate work manufacturing and marine coating systems. She possesses deep domain expertise in naval vessel lifecycle management, dry dock operations, and corrosion control, ensuring that acquisitions align with the Coast Guard’s enduring need for durable, mission-critical maritime infrastructure.