Kathy Choi

Kathy Choi supports the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236) within the Department of the Navy by managing critical procurement activities that sustain naval vessel readiness and industrial capacity. She oversees the acquisition of specialized shipbuilding and repair services alongside essential industrial support infrastructure, ensuring fleet assets remain operationally available through timely and compliant contracting. Her portfolio primarily includes task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for maintenance, fabrication, and facility modernization, aligning with the Center’s mission to deliver end-to-end naval engineering support across the Southwest region. Choi maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including W. V. Construction Company, Turn Key Scaffolding LLC, Premier Scaffolding, Inc., Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and The Sherwin-Williams Company. These partnerships reflect a strategic emphasis on industrial service providers delivering scaffolding, marine coating, propulsion systems, and heavy construction support—capabilities vital to dry-dock and shipyard operations. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging long-term vendor engagement to ensure quality, safety, and schedule adherence in high-stakes maintenance environments. A strong advocate for socioeconomic equity in federal contracting, Choi consistently implements Total Small Business Set-Asides and 8(a) competed awards, each accounting for 50% of her acquisition portfolio. This deliberate allocation ensures meaningful opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses, fostering resilience within the naval industrial base and promoting diverse supplier participation in mission-critical work. Her contracting patterns reflect a deep commitment to FAR 19.5 compliance and 8(a) program objectives, integrating small business capabilities into core maintenance operations. Her primary NAICS focus lies in 561110 (Office Administrative Services) and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting dual expertise in both administrative support for industrial operations and complex naval repair engineering. She procures a wide range of services—from facility management and logistics coordination to hull fabrication, propulsion overhauls, and marine coating applications—demonstrating technical fluency in naval maintenance domains and a proven ability to align procurement strategy with operational readiness requirements.