Richard Jakubek

Richard Jakubek serves as a key procurement professional at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Gf, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize naval vessels through specialized industrial and fabrication services. He manages complex acquisitions for high-integrity mechanical systems and precision-engineered components critical to submarine and surface ship readiness. His portfolio centers on fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing, ensuring compliance with stringent naval specifications for pressure-rated systems, corrosion-resistant alloys, and mission-critical piping assemblies. Jakubek’s work directly enables the shipyard’s ability to deliver reliable, long-term maintenance and overhaul capabilities for the U.S. Navy’s fleet. He maintains consistent working relationships with leading industrial contractors including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, United Rentals (North America), Inc., and Kardex Remstar, LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a reliance on established vendors with proven capabilities in heavy fabrication, industrial equipment supply, and specialized logistics support. Jakubek’s contracting approach emphasizes technical competency, quality assurance, and adherence to military standards, favoring vendors with demonstrated experience in naval-grade manufacturing and regulatory compliance. Jakubek’s procurement activity reflects a 100% non-set-aside profile, indicating a focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This pattern underscores the technical specificity and scale of requirements, where only a limited number of qualified industrial suppliers possess the certified capabilities to meet Navy standards for nuclear-grade and high-pressure systems. His primary industry focus is NAICS 332996—Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing—encompassing custom-fabricated piping systems, flanged assemblies, valve components, and specialized fittings for naval propulsion and auxiliary systems. Jakubek’s expertise lies in sourcing technically complex, non-standard components that require material traceability, weld certification, and NDT validation, ensuring operational integrity across the Navy’s most critical platforms.