Eiki Ohkubo

Eiki Ohkubo serves as a Contract Specialist within the 374th Contracting Squadron (FA5209) of the Department of the Air Force, responsible for managing the full lifecycle of facility and infrastructure contracts critical to operational readiness at U.S. military installations in Japan. His role encompasses the solicitation, negotiation, award, and administration of service-based acquisitions essential to maintaining safe, compliant, and mission-ready environments. He routinely handles complex procurements under FAR and DFARS frameworks, with a focus on construction support services, facility maintenance, and utilities infrastructure. Ohkubo’s work directly supports the agency’s mission to sustain airpower capabilities through reliable physical infrastructure and logistics support across geographically dispersed locations. Ohkubo maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including KOTRACK INCORPORATED, BRANSCOME OPERATING, LLC, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and KOTSUKENSETSU CO., LTD. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in on-site facility operations, telecommunications integration, and local compliance in the Indo-Pacific region. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based service delivery, rigorous contract oversight, and long-term vendor reliability over transactional engagements, fostering stable, high-performing contractor teams capable of operating in austere and dynamic environments. Ohkubo’s procurement portfolio reflects a strict adherence to full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued without set-asides for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects the operational urgency and specialized technical requirements of the mission, which often necessitate vendors with established local presence, security clearances, and pre-qualified capabilities not readily available among small business pools in the region. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) and NAICS 238320 (Painting and Wall Covering Contractors), each accounting for half of his portfolio. He specializes in procuring skilled trades services for facility upkeep, environmental control systems, and structural maintenance, ensuring installations meet DoD standards for habitability, safety, and energy efficiency in high-demand operational theaters.