Susan M.A. Fujita

Susan M.A. Fujita serves as a Contract Specialist at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard IMF, where she plays a critical role in executing complex acquisition strategies to sustain and modernize the U.S. Navy’s fleet. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, she specializes in ship repair, mechanical overhauls, and industrial infrastructure contracts under the Department of the Navy. Her work directly supports mission-critical vessel readiness through precision engineering and system refurbishment, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and naval industrial base priorities. Fujita routinely handles sealed bid and negotiated procurements for highly technical maritime systems, with a focus on long-term maintenance and modernization contracts. She maintains established working relationships with key industrial partners including NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CORP, XLEAGLE LLC, FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC, and PHILIP RIEKE. These vendors provide specialized components, heavy machinery, propulsion systems, and industrial maintenance services essential to shipyard operations. Fujita’s contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and supply chain reliability, fostering collaborative, long-term vendor partnerships grounded in quality assurance and mission alignment. Fujita’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 87.8% of awards issued without set-asides. The remaining 12.2% are structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but consistent commitment to small business participation. While she does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she ensures small businesses are competitively positioned within the broader small business pool for shipyard-related services. Her expertise is narrowly focused on NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing), encompassing all facets of naval vessel maintenance, including hull structural repairs, propulsion system overhauls, electrical and hydraulic system upgrades, and industrial equipment calibration. She procures mission-critical components and services tailored to the unique demands of naval shipyard environments, requiring deep technical understanding of marine engineering standards and defense-specific regulatory frameworks.