Zane P. Galbert

Zane P. Galbert serves as a key procurement professional within U.S. Coast Guard Base New Orleans (70Z029), responsible for managing facility-related acquisitions that sustain the agency’s shore-based infrastructure. In this role, Galbert supports the mission of operational readiness by overseeing contracts for building systems, utilities, and physical infrastructure modernization, ensuring compliance with federal standards for resilience and environmental stewardship. His procurement activities center on facility operations and maintenance, with a focus on mission-critical support services that enable Coast Guard personnel to carry out maritime safety and security missions. Galbert maintains strategic partnerships with a diverse pool of small business contractors, primarily those certified under socioeconomic programs aligned with the agency’s set-aside priorities. While specific vendor names are not publicly identified, his contracting patterns reflect consistent engagement with firms capable of delivering facility management, maintenance, and operational support services. His working relationships emphasize collaboration, performance accountability, and long-term service reliability, fostering a contractor ecosystem built on compliance and mission alignment. Galbert demonstrates a strong, unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize economic opportunity for small businesses, particularly those with expertise in facility services and infrastructure support. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation without reliance on large prime contractors, reinforcing the agency’s socioeconomic goals. His primary procurement focus is centered on NAICS 721110—Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels—indicating specialized acquisition of lodging and transient housing services to support Coast Guard personnel, visiting dignitaries, and operational teams. This reflects technical expertise in managing transient billeting, temporary quarters, and related facility services essential to workforce readiness and mission continuity in a coastal operational environment.