Rachel Henriques

Rachel Henriques serves as a key procurement lead within the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. fleet through complex ship repair and industrial infrastructure contracts. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for mission-critical naval maintenance activities, including mechanical overhauls, propulsion system refurbishments, and precision engineering services. Her work directly enables vessel readiness by ensuring timely delivery of technical solutions aligned with naval engineering standards and regulatory compliance. Henriques specializes in sole-source and competitive procurements under the Navy’s industrial base framework, with a focus on long-term, high-reliability contracts essential to fleet sustainment. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of trusted contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Pacific Industrial Equipment Corp, XLEagle LLC, Fairbanks Morse, LLC, and Philip Rieke. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with deep expertise in naval shipyard operations, heavy machinery repair, and marine propulsion systems. Henriques fosters collaborative, performance-based contracting relationships, often leveraging long-standing vendor capabilities to ensure technical continuity and mission-critical uptime across the Pacific Fleet’s maintenance cycles. Henriques demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, directing 100% of her acquisitions toward total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Her contracting patterns prioritize economically disadvantaged and locally rooted small businesses capable of delivering specialized shipyard services, reinforcing the Navy’s socioeconomic goals while expanding the industrial base. This approach ensures equitable access to federal opportunities while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Her procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 336611—Ship Building and Repairing—reflecting deep technical expertise in naval vessel maintenance, dry-dock operations, and industrial support systems. She procures specialized services such as hull structural repairs, electrical system upgrades, hydraulic and pneumatic component overhauls, and custom fabrication for naval applications, ensuring all acquisitions align with Navy technical specifications and safety protocols.