Ai Gillard - Contracting Officer

Ai Gillard serves as a Contracting Officer at Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain operational readiness across the Indo-Pacific theater. In this capacity, Gillard manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for shipbuilding and repair services, ensuring timely acquisition of critical maintenance, dry-dock, and platform sustainment capabilities for forward-deployed naval assets. Their work directly enables the Navy’s ability to maintain combat-ready vessels through rapid turnaround of structural, mechanical, and systems-level repairs. Gillard specializes in complex, mission-critical contracts requiring strict compliance with naval engineering standards and defense acquisition regulations. Gillard maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ICAN Resources Inc, SingularityEngine Security Group LLC, Docomo Pacific Inc, Tawakkull LLC, and East West Rental Center. These vendors provide specialized services ranging from vessel maintenance and repair to infrastructure support and secure logistics solutions. The contracting pattern reflects a preference for established, technically proficient partners with proven experience in naval shipyard environments and expeditionary support operations. Gillard’s approach emphasizes performance reliability, regulatory adherence, and mission-critical delivery timelines over volume-based procurement. Gillard’s procurement portfolio exhibits a 100% no set-aside profile, indicating a focus on full and open competition for shipbuilding and repair contracts. While socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB are not formally utilized in this portfolio, the emphasis remains on selecting vendors based on technical capability, past performance, and readiness to support time-sensitive naval operations. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of operational continuity over socioeconomic set-asides. The primary NAICS classification for Gillard’s acquisitions is 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting exclusive focus on naval vessel maintenance, dry-dock services, hull integrity restoration, and propulsion system overhauls. Procurements center on heavy industrial shipyard services, including welding, corrosion control, electrical system upgrades, and marine infrastructure support—domains requiring specialized certifications and deep familiarity with U.S. Navy technical specifications.