Nelson Uehara

Nelson J. Uehara serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor, supporting the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. He manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on sustaining naval infrastructure, facility operations, and mission-critical maintenance services. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for goods and services essential to fleet sustainment, with an emphasis on institutional furniture, commercial machinery repair, food services, and lodging support. Uehara plays a vital role in ensuring timely delivery of logistics solutions that directly enhance sailor readiness and base operational efficiency. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Uehara maintains collaborative relationships with a broad spectrum of vendors, including small businesses, general contractors, and specialized service providers. His procurement patterns reflect a balanced approach between open competition and targeted set-asides, fostering a competitive marketplace while ensuring access for qualified small and socioeconomically disadvantaged firms. He works closely with contracting teams to align vendor capabilities with mission requirements, emphasizing performance-based outcomes and compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation standards. Uehara demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately 38.5% of his acquisitions designated for small business set-asides, including Total Small Business and 8(a) competed contracts. His contracting patterns reflect a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity and support socioeconomic programs, consistently prioritizing opportunities for small businesses under FAR Part 19. This approach reinforces the Department of the Navy’s mandate to promote equitable access to federal contracting. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS codes 337127 (Institutional Furniture Manufacturing) and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair), with additional emphasis on food service contractors (722310) and lodging services (721110). These categories reflect the facility sustainment and quality-of-life support functions critical to naval installations. Uehara’s expertise lies in acquiring specialized, non-tactical goods and services that underpin the daily operations of forward-deployed naval forces.