Neil Ogawa

Neil Ogawa serves as a key procurement professional at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet through industrial-scale ship repair and maintenance operations. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on mission-critical engineering services, industrial infrastructure support, and nonhazardous waste management essential to shipyard operations. His acquisitions span technical domains including mechanical overhaul, facility site preparation, and specialized machinery maintenance, ensuring naval vessels remain operationally ready through precise, compliant contracting practices aligned with DoD industrial base priorities. Ogawa maintains consistent working relationships with established defense industrial partners including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Pacific Industrial Equipment Corp, and Fairbanks Morse, LLC, reflecting a blend of large prime contractor engagement and specialized niche vendor collaboration. He frequently coordinates with XLEagle LLC and Philip Rieke for technical services and industrial supply chain support, demonstrating a pattern of leveraging both long-standing industry partners and subject-matter experts to meet complex shipyard requirements. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical specificity, and performance-based outcomes across mission-critical maintenance and repair scopes. His procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of his contracts set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, while the other half remain open to full and open competition. This dual approach ensures robust vendor participation while maintaining access to specialized capabilities only available through larger firms. He actively facilitates small business involvement across multiple socioeconomic categories, reinforcing the agency’s obligation to foster a resilient and diverse industrial base. Ogawa’s primary NAICS focus areas include shipbuilding and repairing (336611), commercial and industrial machinery repair (811310), and site preparation (238910), with significant activity in nonhazardous waste treatment (562219) and translation services (541930) to support multilingual operational needs. His expertise lies in procuring complex industrial services that directly enable naval vessel readiness, combining technical oversight with strategic sourcing to sustain the Pacific Fleet’s maintenance infrastructure.