Yvett R. Garcia

Yvett R. Garcia serves as a secondary contracting professional within the U.S. Coast Guard’s LOG-9 organization (70Z084), supporting the acquisition of critical life-cycle services essential to shore-based and maritime operational readiness. While not the primary contracting officer, Garcia plays a vital role in facilitating the execution of procurement actions, ensuring compliance with FAR regulations, and coordinating between program offices and vendors to deliver facilities, environmental, and logistical support. Their work primarily involves managing service-based acquisitions tied to facility operations, waste management, and transient lodging—domains critical to sustaining Coast Guard personnel and mission continuity across coastal and inland waterways. Garcia maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including GILMAN CORPORATION THE, FRONTLINE ENTERPRISES LLC, ISN ALLIANCE LLC, S3 SOLUTIONS ONE LLC, and FAZTEC INDUSTRIES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors capable of delivering integrated facility services, waste collection systems, and specialized fabricated metal components. The working relationship pattern is characterized by repeat engagements and long-term operational support contracts, indicating a focus on reliability, compliance, and sustained performance rather than transactional procurement. Set-aside preferences show a strong orientation toward open competition, with 81.3% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. However, a notable 17.9% are awarded under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), reflecting a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation. 8(a) competed awards represent a minimal 0.8%, suggesting limited use of developmental programs in favor of broader small business opportunities under standard set-aside authorities. Garcia’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 721110 (hotels and motels) and 562111 (solid waste collection), accounting for over half of all activity. These reflect a clear specialization in sustaining habitable living conditions and environmental compliance for Coast Guard installations. Additional activity in 332999 (fabricated metal products) and 485999 (transit services) underscores a technical domain expertise in facility infrastructure and personnel mobility support, aligning with the Coast Guard’s mission to maintain secure, functional, and resilient operational bases.