Jodie Onaga

Jodie Onaga serves as a key procurement lead within the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the fleet through complex ship repair and industrial infrastructure contracts. Responsible for managing acquisition strategies for mission-critical naval maintenance activities, Onaga oversees the procurement of engineering services, mechanical systems, and specialized shipyard equipment essential to vessel readiness. Their work directly enables the shipyard’s core operations—ranging from hull overhauls to propulsion system refurbishment—ensuring compliance with naval standards and defense acquisition regulations. Onaga routinely handles high-stakes, technical contracts requiring deep industrial expertise and strict adherence to defense procurement protocols. Onaga maintains consistent partnerships with leading defense and industrial contractors, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Pacific Industrial Equipment Corp, Xleagle LLC, Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and Philip Rieke. These relationships are built on long-term collaboration to deliver precision-engineered components, marine propulsion systems, control instrumentation, and shipyard-specific fabrication services. The procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, with a focus on technical reliability, regulatory compliance, and supply chain resilience for mission-critical naval assets. While the majority of acquisitions are conducted under open competition (80%), Onaga demonstrates a deliberate commitment to small business participation, consistently allocating 20% of contracts as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a strategic emphasis on fostering local and specialized vendors capable of supporting the shipyard’s unique industrial demands, without favoring specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone. The procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly focused on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), with additional emphasis on manufacturing of precision measuring and control devices (334519), industrial maintenance services (811219), and site preparation for shipyard infrastructure (238910). Onaga’s technical expertise spans mechanical systems, naval electronics, and heavy industrial fabrication, ensuring acquisitions align with the shipyard’s operational and engineering requirements.