Akiko Tashiro

Akiko Tashiro serves as the primary contracting professional at Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka, where she manages critical acquisitions to sustain the operational readiness of U.S. Navy forces across the Indo-Pacific region. Responsible for end-to-end procurement lifecycle execution, she specializes in shipbuilding and repair contracts that support the maintenance, dry-dock restoration, and lifecycle sustainment of forward-deployed naval platforms. Her work directly enables mission-critical fleet availability by ensuring timely delivery of specialized marine infrastructure, repair services, and technical support systems essential to naval combat power projection. Tashiro maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including ICAN Resources Inc., Singularity Security Group LLC, Docomo Pacific Inc., Tawakkull LLC, and East West Rental Center. These partnerships are primarily focused on providing maritime maintenance services, security and surveillance systems, telecommunications infrastructure, and heavy equipment rental solutions tailored to naval shipyard and shore facility operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical precision, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaborations grounded in compliance with Navy-specific technical specifications and quality assurance protocols. Tashiro’s procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing technical capability and operational readiness over socioeconomic categorization, prioritizing vendor expertise and proven performance in high-stakes maritime environments. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her awards remain open to all qualified offerors, with selection driven by technical merit and mission alignment. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—encompassing dry-dock repairs, hull and machinery maintenance, propulsion system overhauls, and shipyard infrastructure modernization. She specializes in procuring complex, engineered services requiring deep naval architecture and marine engineering expertise, ensuring that contracted work meets stringent Navy technical standards for safety, durability, and operational integration.