Nathan DeGuzman

Nathaniel Deguzman serves as a key procurement professional within the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain the operational readiness of the U.S. Fleet through industrial maintenance and shipyard modernization. He manages complex acquisition programs centered on naval vessel repair, system overhauls, and industrial infrastructure support, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and defense logistics standards. His work directly enables mission-critical shipyard capabilities, overseeing contracts that require technical precision, stringent quality controls, and adherence to naval engineering specifications. Deguzman maintains established working relationships with core industrial contractors including Lake Union Drydock Co., Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., Fluke Electronics Corp., Pauley Rodine Inc., and Motive Power Marine, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on specialized shipyard services, precision testing equipment, industrial rental solutions, and marine propulsion maintenance. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, performance-based contracting, and reliability-driven supplier selection to support the shipyard’s continuous operational tempo and safety-critical maintenance cycles. A strong advocate for small business participation, Deguzman consistently prioritizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, accounting for over half of his acquisition portfolio, with additional support for HUBZone firms. His contracting patterns demonstrate a deliberate strategy to foster economic resilience within the Pacific Northwest industrial base by channeling opportunities to qualified small and disadvantaged businesses capable of delivering niche shipyard services and technical support. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), reflecting deep expertise in naval vessel lifecycle management. He also procures industrial machinery maintenance (811310), specialized machine tools (333517), and related industrial services, demonstrating technical fluency in naval engineering domains. Deguzman’s work ensures the shipyard maintains its role as a cornerstone of naval industrial capacity through targeted, compliant, and strategically aligned acquisitions.