Allison Higashi

Allison Higashi serves as a secondary procurement specialist within DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific, supporting the agency’s mission to sustain military readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical subsistence and medical commodities. She contributes to the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for food systems and health-related supplies, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and operational requirements across OCONUS and CONUS locations. Her work primarily supports the procurement of perishable prepared foods, baked goods, beverages, and in-vitro diagnostic substances critical to garrisoned and deployed forces in austere environments. Higashi maintains consistent working relationships with key vendors including HAM PRODUCE & SEAFOOD INC, MANSON PRODUCTS CO., INC., and PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF GUAM, INC., reflecting a focus on regional suppliers capable of meeting stringent military standards for safety, shelf life, and logistical reliability. These partnerships are typically established through competitive sealed bidding and delivery order contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms, emphasizing supply chain resilience and just-in-time delivery in remote theaters. Her contracting portfolio demonstrates a strong preference for open competition, with 77.1% of awards issued without set-aside designations, while maintaining a meaningful 22.9% commitment to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a balanced approach that prioritizes operational efficiency while actively enabling small business participation across diverse socioeconomic categories. Higashi’s technical focus centers on NAICS 325413 (in-vitro diagnostic substances), 311812 (commercial bakeries), 311991 (perishable prepared food manufacturing), and 312111 (soft drink manufacturing). She specializes in procuring nutritionally compliant, shelf-stable, and temperature-controlled food systems alongside medical diagnostic supplies, demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of food science, logistics, and defense health readiness.