CPT Andrew Umstead

CPT Andrew Umstead serves as a key procurement lead within the 0413 Aq Hq Rco-hi, a Department of the Army organization responsible for sustaining military readiness across the Pacific region. He manages a diverse portfolio of mission-enabling acquisitions focused on facility maintenance, logistics support, and infrastructure resilience, ensuring operational continuity for Army installations. His work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in energy security, environmental compliance, and telecommunications infrastructure. Umstead routinely handles task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under FAR Part 16, with a strong emphasis on service-based procurements that require technical oversight and performance-based contracting methodologies. He maintains established working relationships with a core group of regional and national contractors, including HAMASAKI CONSTRUCTION LLC, PHOENIX V LLC, SURECAN LLC, HONOLULU DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC., and PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven capabilities in local infrastructure support, waste management, and equipment leasing. Umstead fosters collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance accountability and compliance with federal contracting standards, ensuring consistent service delivery across geographically dispersed installations. Umstead’s procurement strategy is uniformly aligned with full small business set-asides, consistently applying FAR 19.5 to 100% of his acquisitions. This reflects a deliberate and institutionalized commitment to maximizing socioeconomic opportunities for small businesses, particularly those certified under HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and general small business programs. His contracting patterns prioritize equitable access and capacity building within the small business community, reinforcing the Department of Defense’s broader socioeconomic goals. His primary NAICS focus areas include 484220 for specialized local freight trucking, 562111 for solid waste collection, and 532490 for commercial equipment leasing, with additional activity in electrical contracting and telecommunications services. This specialization underscores his technical expertise in sustaining critical infrastructure through integrated logistics, environmental services, and mission-critical equipment support, all tailored to the unique operational demands of Pacific theater installations.