Satomi Maeda

Satomi Maeda serves as a key procurement lead within the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Pacific Region Office, overseeing acquisitions that support K–12 educational operations across the Indo-Pacific theater. Responsible for ensuring timely and compliant procurement of essential goods and services, Maeda plays a critical role in sustaining academic continuity for military-connected students in remote and overseas locations. Her portfolio includes procurements related to educational infrastructure, student support services, and operational equipment, with a focus on maintaining institutional stability in geographically dispersed environments. She manages solicitations across multiple contract vehicles, ensuring alignment with DoD acquisition regulations and mission-critical priorities such as student safety and program accessibility. Maeda collaborates with a diverse range of vendors, including wholesalers of educational and photographic supplies, instructional service providers, and therapeutic service firms. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages both large-capability suppliers and small businesses to meet specialized needs in underserved locations. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for flexible, responsive vendor partnerships capable of delivering tailored solutions in austere or logistically complex settings. Her set-aside preferences show a strong inclination toward small business participation, with nearly 29% of awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. Though no specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone are dominant, her consistent use of small business set-asides signals a deliberate commitment to expanding economic opportunity within the defense education supply chain. Maeda’s primary NAICS focus includes photographic equipment wholesale (423410), miscellaneous instructional services (611699), and spectator sports operations (711219), reflecting her role in procuring classroom technology, supplemental educational programming, and extracurricular resources. She also regularly acquires therapeutic services (621340) and media-related content, demonstrating technical expertise in supporting holistic student development through integrated, non-traditional educational assets.