Deanna Yoshida

Deanna Yoshida serves as a key procurement professional at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. fleet through complex ship repair and industrial infrastructure contracts. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for mission-critical maintenance, overhaul, and modernization services, ensuring naval vessels remain operationally ready through precision engineering and system refurbishment. Her work centers on contracting for heavy industrial capabilities, including mechanical systems, propulsion components, and shipyard-specific fabrication services, aligning closely with the shipyard’s strategic priorities in fleet readiness and long-term infrastructure resilience. Yoshida maintains enduring relationships with a core group of industrial contractors, including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CORP, XLEAGLE LLC, FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC, and PHILIP RIEKE. These partnerships reflect a reliance on established vendors with deep expertise in naval shipbuilding, marine propulsion, and heavy machinery repair. Her procurement approach prioritizes technical capability, past performance, and industrial capacity, fostering long-term vendor engagement to support the shipyard’s cyclical and high-complexity repair schedules. Her contracting patterns show a strong emphasis on small business participation, with 43.3% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small industrial firms. While no other socioeconomic set-asides dominate, her portfolio consistently channels opportunities to small businesses capable of delivering specialized shipyard services, reinforcing the Navy’s broader goals for workforce development and supply chain diversification. Yoshida’s procurement focus is exclusively aligned with NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—covering everything from hull structural repairs and electrical system overhauls to propulsion component remanufacturing and marine auxiliary equipment procurement. Her technical domain expertise lies in the integration of industrial-scale repair methodologies with naval engineering standards, ensuring all acquisitions meet stringent military specifications and operational readiness requirements.