Chad Pelekai

Chad Pelekai serves as a key procurement lead within the Commanding General’s office under the Department of the Navy, overseeing the acquisition of specialized motor vehicle parts and maintenance support critical to sustaining expeditionary and garrison-level naval and marine operations. His responsibilities center on ensuring the reliability and readiness of mobility assets through timely, compliant contracting for mission-critical components, including armored vehicle subsystems, transmission systems, and other non-standard automotive parts. He plays a vital role in aligning procurement activities with the agency’s operational readiness goals, managing full lifecycle acquisitions under FAR Part 13 and Part 15 procedures, with a strong emphasis on rapid response and supply chain resilience. Pelekai maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including MANCON LLC, GEMINI TECH SERVICES LLC, CHEMBLE SOLUTIONS, LLC, MICROTECHNOLOGIES LLC, and SAELIG COMPANY, INC. These vendors are recognized for their niche expertise in manufacturing and supplying low-volume, high-complexity motor vehicle components tailored to military specifications. His contracting approach favors long-term, performance-based partnerships with suppliers capable of rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, and Just-In-Time delivery under demanding operational timelines. All of Pelekai’s acquisitions are structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a firm commitment to maximizing opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, HUBZone firms, and other socioeconomically disadvantaged contractors. He consistently prioritizes small business participation, ensuring that even highly technical, low-volume procurements are accessible to qualified small manufacturers with specialized capabilities. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 336390—Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing—where he specializes in acquiring custom-engineered, non-standard automotive components for tactical and support vehicles. This includes parts requiring MIL-SPEC compliance, ruggedized design, and compatibility with legacy military platforms, demonstrating deep technical expertise in defense automotive systems and supply chain adaptability for expeditionary environments.