Nick Higashihirachi

Nick Higashihirachi supports the procurement mission of the Department of the Air Force’s FA5270 18 Cons Pk, managing acquisitions critical to maintaining airfield readiness and facility sustainability across the Indo-Pacific region. He oversees the acquisition of mission-enabling infrastructure supplies and maintenance services, ensuring operational continuity for airpower projection. His portfolio includes procurement of equipment, spare parts, and facility support systems essential to rapid airfield damage repair, grounds maintenance, and security infrastructure. Higashihirachi works within a framework that prioritizes reliable, high-volume sourcing to sustain deployed operations under austere conditions, often coordinating with contractors to meet urgent logistical demands. He maintains consistent working relationships with GILBANE JAPAN GK and KYUNAN CO., LTD., both of whom provide specialized facility and infrastructure support services tailored to military installation requirements. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, regionally embedded vendors with proven capacity to deliver under time-sensitive, high-reliability conditions. His contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and supply chain resilience, with a focus on vendors capable of rapid deployment and localized support across Pacific theater installations. Higashihirachi’s procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic prioritization of operational speed and vendor capacity over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with the urgency of maintaining mission-critical infrastructure in contested or remote environments. While small business participation is not formally structured into his acquisition strategy, all procurements adhere to federal acquisition regulations and competitive bidding standards. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS categories including 423850 and 423830, reflecting a strong emphasis on merchant wholesaling of service establishment and industrial equipment. He also procures motor vehicle parts, communications hardware, and facility materials such as carpeting and flooring, indicating broad expertise in logistics and facility sustainment. His domain expertise lies in acquiring durable, mission-critical infrastructure components that support airfield operations under demanding environmental and security conditions.