Natalie C. Powell

Natalie C. Powell serves as a Contract Specialist for the 0413 Aq Hq Rco-hi under the Department of the Army, where she manages the acquisition of mission-enabling services critical to sustaining Army installations across the Pacific region. Her portfolio encompasses facility maintenance, logistics support, environmental compliance, and infrastructure resilience initiatives, ensuring operational continuity for military readiness. She executes full-cycle contracting actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, with a focus on performance-based acquisitions, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, and service contracts requiring technical oversight and compliance with federal sustainability mandates. Powell maintains longstanding relationships with key contractors including HAMASAKI CONSTRUCTION LLC, PHOENIX V LLC, SURECAN LLC, HONOLULU DISPOSAL SERVICE, INC., and PERRY MANAGEMENT CORP OF SOUTH DAKOTA, L.L.C., reflecting a preference for proven vendors with regional expertise in infrastructure, waste management, and facility operations. Her contracting approach emphasizes vendor reliability, past performance evaluation, and local capacity building, fostering consistent, high-performing partnerships that align with the agency’s operational tempo and geographic demands. While 90% of her acquisitions are conducted without set-asides, Powell actively supports small business participation through Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate, though limited, commitment to socioeconomic programs. She prioritizes competition among small businesses in eligible categories, ensuring compliance with federal goals while maintaining acquisition efficiency for mission-critical needs. Her procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 511210 (Software Publishers), 721110 (Hotels and Motels), 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing), 334220 (Wireless Communications Equipment), and 517312 (Wireless Telecommunications Carriers). These reflect a technical emphasis on communications infrastructure, energy systems, lodging for transient personnel, and supporting logistics services—underscoring her expertise in procuring complex, multi-disciplinary solutions for deployed and garrisoned Army installations.