Nate Westman

Nate Westman serves as a key procurement professional at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize U.S. Navy submarines and surface vessels. He manages complex industrial acquisitions focused on mission-critical maintenance, fabrication, and supply chain support for high-integrity naval systems. His work ensures operational readiness through the timely procurement of specialized components and industrial services aligned with naval engineering standards, often involving precision manufacturing, mechanical system overhauls, and hazardous material handling. Westman operates within a highly regulated defense acquisition environment, emphasizing compliance with FAR and DFARS requirements while prioritizing technical rigor and supply chain resilience. Westman maintains strategic relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION for advanced naval systems integration, UNITED RENTALS for specialized industrial equipment support, and KARDEX REMSTAR for automated material handling solutions. He also collaborates with PATRIOT GLOBAL LODGING LLC and BSE PERFORMANCE, LLC to enable mission-critical workforce and logistics infrastructure. His contracting approach favors long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors possessing proven expertise in naval industrial environments, ensuring alignment with shipyard safety, quality, and schedule requirements. Westman consistently applies a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside strategy across all applicable procurements, fully embracing FAR 19.5 to maximize opportunities for small businesses. His portfolio is intentionally structured to prioritize participation from small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms, reflecting a deep institutional commitment to socioeconomic equity and workforce development within the defense industrial base. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing), reflecting a specialized need for high-purity gases, cryogenic systems, welding atmospheres, and industrial gas delivery infrastructure critical to submarine repair, welding operations, and non-destructive testing. This narrow technical domain underscores his expertise in supporting precision naval fabrication and maintenance processes requiring stringent environmental and safety controls.