Lehua Vivas

Lehua Vivas serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize critical infrastructure across the Hawaiian Islands. Responsible for managing complex facility-related acquisitions, Vivas oversees contracts for engineering services, environmental control systems, and specialized industrial equipment essential to operational readiness. Their work directly enables the agency’s priorities in resilience, energy security, and infrastructure modernization, ensuring that construction, maintenance, and technical support services align with federal acquisition regulations and naval standards. Vivas maintains strong, recurring relationships with primary contractors GMB INC and KAPULE LLC, both of which provide integrated facility services, construction management, and technical support tailored to military installations. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with vendors experienced in naval-specific requirements, including environmental compliance, seismic retrofitting, and remote site logistics. The working relationships are characterized by consistent performance, technical proficiency, and alignment with NAVFAC Hawaii’s mission-critical timelines. While the majority of procurements are conducted as unrestricted acquisitions, Vivas consistently allocates approximately 20% of contracting opportunities to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation without reliance on specialized socioeconomic programs such as 8(a) or HUBZone. This approach prioritizes broad-based competition while ensuring access for qualified small firms capable of delivering facility support services. The procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), reflecting a core focus on design, planning, and technical oversight for military facilities. Additional emphasis is placed on NAICS 333912, 334512, and 335314, indicating active procurement of air and gas compression systems, environmental control equipment, and industrial control relays—critical components for base utilities, HVAC, and mission-critical infrastructure automation. Vivas brings deep technical expertise in facility systems integration and lifecycle support procurement.