1st District — Northeast
Sector New York
Oversees port security and maritime operations for the Port of New York and New Jersey, one of the busiest ports in the nation. Contracting for vessel traffic services, port security technology, and maritime domain awareness systems.
Sector Boston
Manages maritime operations across New England from Maine to Rhode Island. Contracting for search and rescue equipment, aids to navigation, marine environmental protection, and port security.
Sector Northern New England
Responsible for maritime safety and security from the Canadian border through northern New England. Contracting for cold-water operations, aids to navigation, and lobster fishery enforcement.
Sector Southeastern New England
Manages maritime operations across Cape Cod, Nantucket, and the Islands. Procurement for marine science coordination, fisheries enforcement, and seasonal maritime safety.
Sector Long Island Sound
Manages maritime operations in Long Island Sound and Connecticut coastal waters. Contracting for recreational boating safety, environmental protection, and port security.
Air Station Cape Cod
Primary air station for Northeast search and rescue operations. Contracting for HC-144 and MH-60 helicopter maintenance, aviation fuel, and flight operations support.
Base Boston
Home port for multiple Coast Guard cutters providing logistics and operational support for the Northeast. Contracting for cutter maintenance, pier operations, and base facilities support.
Coast Guard Academy
The Coast Guard officer commissioning academy. Contracting for educational technology, cadet support services, laboratory equipment, and campus infrastructure maintenance.
5th District — Mid-Atlantic
Sector Hampton Roads
Oversees maritime operations in one of the largest natural harbors in the world, adjacent to the Navy largest base. Contracting for port security, waterway management, and military coordination.
Sector Maryland — National Capital Region
Manages maritime security for the Chesapeake Bay and the National Capital Region waterways. Contracting for port security, waterway management, and critical infrastructure protection.
Sector Delaware Bay
Manages maritime operations in the Delaware Bay and River corridor including major petroleum port operations. Contracting for port security, vessel inspections, and environmental protection.
Sector North Carolina
Oversees the Graveyard of the Atlantic and Outer Banks maritime operations. Contracting for search and rescue, aids to navigation, and storm response operations.
Air Station Elizabeth City
The Coast Guard largest air station and home to the Aviation Logistics Center. Major contracting for aircraft maintenance, avionics, and aviation logistics support.
Air Station Atlantic City
Air station providing search and rescue coverage for the mid-Atlantic coast. Procurement for aircraft maintenance, aviation systems, and search and rescue equipment.
Base Portsmouth
Support base for Atlantic area cutter operations. Procurement for vessel maintenance, supply chain logistics, and waterfront facility operations.
Training Center Cape May
The Coast Guard sole recruit training facility (boot camp). Major contracting for training systems, barracks maintenance, dining facilities, and recruit support services.
Training Center Yorktown
Coast Guard advanced and specialty training center for law enforcement, port security, and maritime response. Contracting for training equipment, simulation systems, and facility maintenance.
Coast Guard Yard
The Coast Guard sole shipyard, performing major maintenance, renovation, and construction of Coast Guard vessels. Major contracting for shipbuilding, marine engineering, and industrial production.
7th District — Southeast & Caribbean
Sector Charleston
Manages maritime safety and security for South Carolina and Georgia coastal waters. Procurement for port security, marine environmental response, and hurricane preparedness.
Sector Jacksonville
Oversees maritime operations along the northeast Florida and Georgia coastline. Contracting for port security, waterway management, and maritime law enforcement.
Sector Miami
Manages one of the busiest maritime zones in the country including cruise ship operations and drug interdiction. Contracting for counter-narcotics technology, port security, and migrant interdiction.
Sector Key West
Oversees maritime operations in the Florida Straits and approaches to the Gulf of Mexico. Contracting for drug and migrant interdiction, maritime surveillance, and tropical-climate operations.
Sector St. Petersburg
Manages maritime operations along Florida west coast and Tampa Bay port complex. Procurement for port security, manatee protection enforcement, and hurricane response.
Sector San Juan
Oversees Caribbean maritime operations including counter-narcotics and migrant interdiction. Contracting for maritime surveillance, drug interdiction technology, and disaster response operations.
Air Station Savannah
Conducts search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection flights along the Southeast coast. Contracting for helicopter maintenance and aviation operations.
Air Station Clearwater
Major air station conducting Caribbean drug interdiction and Gulf search and rescue. Contracting for HC-130 and MH-60 aircraft maintenance, operations, and surveillance equipment.
Air Station Miami
Key air station for Caribbean and Florida Straits operations including drug interdiction. Procurement for helicopter maintenance, surveillance technology, and tropical operations support.
Air Station Borinquen
Air station in Puerto Rico supporting Caribbean maritime operations and drug interdiction. Contracting for aircraft maintenance, surveillance systems, and disaster response aviation.
Base Charleston
Provides logistics and engineering support for Southeast cutters and units. Contracting for vessel repairs, electronics maintenance, and base operations support.
Base Miami Beach
Provides waterfront and logistics support for south Florida Coast Guard operations. Procurement for vessel maintenance, pier facilities, and tropical-climate base operations.
8th District — Gulf Coast & Inland
Sector Mobile
Manages maritime operations along the Gulf Coast from the Florida panhandle to Mississippi. Contracting for port security, offshore oil platform safety, and waterway management.
Sector New Orleans
Oversees one of the busiest waterway systems including the lower Mississippi River and offshore oil operations. Major contracting for environmental protection, port security, and vessel traffic services.
Sector Houston-Galveston
Manages maritime safety for the Houston Ship Channel and Texas Gulf Coast petrochemical corridor. Contracting for vessel traffic, hazmat response, port security, and offshore operations.
Sector Corpus Christi
Oversees south Texas coastal operations and the Intracoastal Waterway. Procurement for aids to navigation, marine safety, and petroleum facility inspections.
Sector Upper Mississippi River
Manages inland waterway operations on the upper Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers. Contracting for aids to navigation, barge traffic management, and river flood response.
Sector Ohio Valley
Oversees maritime operations on the Ohio River and tributaries. Contracting for inland waterway navigation aids, vessel inspections, and river flood emergency response.
Sector Lower Mississippi River
Manages one of the highest-traffic inland waterway corridors in the world. Procurement for aids to navigation, barge safety inspections, and flood response operations.
Air Station Corpus Christi
Conducts search and rescue and law enforcement flights over the western Gulf of Mexico. Contracting for aircraft maintenance, flight operations, and maritime patrol support.
Air Station New Orleans
Gulf Coast air station famous for its Hurricane Katrina rescue operations. Procurement for helicopter maintenance, disaster response equipment, and search and rescue systems.
Air Station Houston
Provides air support for the Houston Ship Channel and Texas Gulf Coast. Contracting for MH-65 helicopter maintenance, petroleum facility overflight, and search and rescue.
Base Galveston
Gulf Coast base providing operational support and cutter home port services. Contracting for vessel maintenance, hurricane-resilient facilities, and petroleum response equipment.
9th District — Great Lakes
Sector Lake Michigan
Manages maritime safety and security on Lake Michigan. Contracting for search and rescue, ice-breaking support, aids to navigation, and Great Lakes environmental protection.
Sector Sault Ste. Marie
Oversees the vital Soo Locks waterway connecting Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes. Contracting for ice-breaking operations, lock transit safety, and aids to navigation.
Sector Detroit
Manages maritime operations on the Detroit River, Lake Erie, and Lake Huron. Procurement for international waterway security, ice operations, and environmental protection.
Sector Buffalo
Oversees maritime operations on Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Niagara River including Niagara Falls. Contracting for border security, ice operations, and search and rescue.
Air Station Traverse City
Great Lakes air station conducting search and rescue and ice reconnaissance. Procurement for cold-weather aviation, ice patrol equipment, and Great Lakes operations support.
Air Station Detroit
Supports Great Lakes maritime security and border operations. Contracting for helicopter maintenance, border surveillance, and seasonal ice operations support.
11th District — Pacific Southwest
Sector San Diego
Manages maritime security along the southern California coast and U.S.-Mexico maritime border. Contracting for border interdiction, port security, and maritime surveillance technology.
Sector Los Angeles — Long Beach
Oversees the largest port complex in the Western Hemisphere. Major contracting for port security, vessel traffic, container inspection technology, and environmental protection.
Sector San Francisco
Manages maritime operations in San Francisco Bay, the Golden Gate, and northern California coast. Contracting for vessel traffic services, environmental response, and port security.
Air Station San Francisco
Conducts search and rescue and law enforcement along the northern California coast. Contracting for MH-65 helicopter maintenance, aviation fuel, and Pacific operations support.
Air Station Los Angeles
Provides air coverage for southern California maritime operations. Procurement for helicopter maintenance, search and rescue equipment, and port security air support.
Base Alameda
Major Pacific area support base and home port for national security cutters. Contracting for large cutter maintenance, pier modernization, and West Coast logistics.
Training Center Petaluma
West Coast training center for electronics, IT, and operational specialties. Procurement for training technology, laboratory equipment, and facility operations.
13th District — Pacific Northwest
Sector Columbia River
Oversees the treacherous Columbia River Bar, known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. Contracting for heavy weather rescue, bar pilot coordination, and aids to navigation.
Sector Puget Sound
Manages maritime operations in the Pacific Northwest waterways. Contracting for vessel traffic management, port security, environmental response, and ferry system safety oversight.
Air Station North Bend
Conducts heavy weather rescue on the Oregon coast. Contracting for MH-65 helicopter maintenance, severe weather operations equipment, and Pacific Northwest flight support.
Air Station Port Angeles
Provides air support for Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Contracting for helicopter maintenance, maritime border patrol, and Pacific Northwest search and rescue.
Base Seattle
Pacific Northwest support base and home to the 13th District headquarters. Procurement for cutter support, icebreaker maintenance, and Alaska operations logistics.
14th District — Hawaii & Pacific
Sector Honolulu
Manages the largest Coast Guard sector by area, covering the central Pacific Ocean. Contracting for long-range search and rescue, fisheries enforcement, and maritime domain awareness.
Air Station Barbers Point
Conducts long-range search and rescue across the vast central Pacific. Contracting for HC-130 aircraft maintenance, Pacific operations, and search and rescue technology.
Base Honolulu
Hub for Pacific area cutter and small boat operations. Contracting for vessel maintenance, island logistics, and mid-Pacific operational support.
17th District — Alaska
Sector Anchorage
Manages vast Alaskan waters and Arctic approaches with the harshest operating conditions in the Coast Guard. Contracting for Arctic operations, oil spill response, and fisheries enforcement.
Sector Juneau
Oversees maritime operations in the Inside Passage and southeastern Alaska. Contracting for cruise ship safety, fishing vessel inspections, and remote area search and rescue.
Air Station Sitka
Remote air station conducting search and rescue in some of the most dangerous waters on Earth. Procurement for cold-weather aviation, remote logistics, and severe environment operations.
Air Station Kodiak
The Coast Guard largest air station by area, supporting Alaskan fisheries and Arctic operations. Contracting for HC-130 and MH-60 maintenance, Arctic aviation, and remote area logistics.
Base Kodiak
The Coast Guard largest base, supporting the most remote and dangerous operating environment. Major contracting for Arctic infrastructure, remote logistics, and extreme weather operations.
Base Ketchikan
Southeast Alaska support base for buoy tenders and patrol boats. Procurement for aids to navigation maintenance, remote area logistics, and marine engineering support.
About Coast Guard Contracting
The U.S. Coast Guard is the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service, responsible for maritime safety, security, and environmental stewardship. Coast Guard contracting covers a wide range of needs including vessel maintenance, aircraft support, search and rescue equipment, aids to navigation, port security technology, and environmental response capabilities.
The Coast Guard is organized into 9 districts, each managing sectors, stations, air stations, and bases within their geographic area. The Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore is the service's sole shipyard, performing major vessel maintenance and construction. Training Centers at Cape May, Yorktown, and Petaluma drive procurement in education technology and simulation systems.