Kathy Choi

Kathy Choi serves as a key procurement lead at the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (N55236), supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessel readiness through industrial and maintenance services. She manages a portfolio of acquisitions focused on ship repair infrastructure, industrial equipment, and facility-related construction components, ensuring alignment with naval engineering standards and operational readiness requirements. Her work directly enables the maintenance cycle for fleet assets by securing critical capabilities in shipyard modernization and maintenance support systems. Choi maintains consistent relationships with specialized industrial 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 focus on high-integrity, mission-critical suppliers capable of delivering durable structural, coating, and mechanical systems under stringent naval specifications. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, compliance with military standards, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term collaboration with contractors experienced in naval industrial environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Choi prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with approximately two-thirds of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate strategy to expand access for qualified small vendors in the ship repair and industrial support sectors, promoting economic resilience and workforce development within the defense industrial base. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 332321 (Metal Window and Door Manufacturing) and 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting expertise in procuring specialized marine-grade fenestration, structural metal components, and shipyard repair systems. She regularly sources corrosion-resistant coatings, custom-fabricated metal assemblies, and heavy-duty scaffolding systems essential to dry-dock and maintenance operations, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with naval industrial requirements and material specifications.