Sarah Chang

Sarah Chang serves as a key procurement lead at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard IMF, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain and modernize the U.S. fleet through industrial-scale ship repair and maintenance operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on mission-critical infrastructure, mechanical systems, and industrial support services essential to naval vessel readiness. Her acquisitions span repair and maintenance of commercial and industrial machinery, prefabricated metal components, telecommunications systems, and shipbuilding services, ensuring compliance with naval engineering standards and operational availability requirements. She plays a central role in aligning procurement strategy with the shipyard’s long-term modernization goals and industrial base resilience initiatives. Chang maintains consistent working relationships with established industrial 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 proven expertise in naval-grade mechanical systems, corrosion-resistant fabrication, and mission-critical equipment overhaul. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical certification compliance, and performance-based service delivery, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in quality assurance and schedule discipline. Her procurement patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 66.7% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions. However, she consistently allocates one-third of opportunities as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating active support for small business participation across technical domains. While she does not prioritize specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone, her use of small business set-asides reflects a deliberate effort to broaden vendor diversity within the industrial support ecosystem. Chang’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 811310 (commercial and industrial machinery repair), NAICS 332311 (prefabricated metal components), and NAICS 517111 (wired telecommunications carriers), with secondary emphasis on shipbuilding and repair (NAICS 336611). She procures specialized equipment for propulsion overhauls, structural refurbishment, shipboard communications, and industrial maintenance systems, requiring deep technical understanding of naval engineering standards and regulatory compliance frameworks.