Michelle Nakagawa

Michelle Nakagawa serves as a Contract Specialist within the Commanding Officer (N63394) of the Department of the Navy, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain and modernize naval aviation and electronic warfare systems. She manages the full lifecycle of contracts for aerospace components, advanced sensor systems, and cybersecurity-enabled communications infrastructure, ensuring alignment with operational readiness goals and technological innovation priorities. Her acquisitions are strategically focused on high-integrity, mission-essential capabilities that support the Navy’s aerial and electronic warfare platforms. Nakagawa maintains a consistent contracting relationship with key industry leaders such as Aerospace & Commercial Technologies, LLC, and Lockheed Martin Corporation, partnering with established prime contractors capable of delivering complex, high-reliability aerospace and electronic systems. These relationships are built on technical rigor, compliance with defense acquisition regulations, and a shared commitment to performance and security standards. While she engages with large primes for advanced capabilities, her procurement strategy is intentionally structured to enable broad small business participation. A defining feature of Nakagawa’s contracting approach is her exclusive use of Total Small Business Set-Aside authorities under FAR 19.5, reflecting a steadfast commitment to fostering innovation and capacity within the small business industrial base. Every acquisition she manages is reserved exclusively for small businesses, creating meaningful opportunities for firms with specialized expertise in avionics, electronic assembly, and mission-critical systems integration. Her technical focus is narrowly concentrated on NAICS 334511—Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing—reflecting deep expertise in procuring precision-guided systems, radar and electronic warfare sensors, flight control instrumentation, and integrated avionics architectures. Nakagawa’s work ensures that naval platforms remain technologically superior through the acquisition of next-generation, defense-critical electronic systems.