Wanda Okemura

Wanda L. Okemura serves as a Contract Specialist/Officer within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific (NAVFAC PACIFIC), where she plays a pivotal role in executing complex acquisition strategies to support U.S. Navy and Marine Corps infrastructure across the Indo-Pacific region. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions, she specializes in design-build, construction, and engineering services contracts that deliver mission-critical facilities—including combat training sites, airfield systems, and utility infrastructure. Her work directly enables operational readiness by ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective delivery of facilities and engineering solutions aligned with DoD standards and environmental regulations. Okemura maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of prime contractors, including ACCIONA CMS PHILIPPINES LLC, AMENTUM MITIE PACIFIC LLC, CORE TECH-HDCC-KAJIMA LLC, JACOBS/B&M A JOINT VENTURE, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, large-scale contractors with proven capabilities in military construction, heavy civil engineering, and integrated facility services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and rigorous contract administration to ensure compliance with federal and naval specifications. Her procurement portfolio is overwhelmingly dominated by non-set-aside awards, with 96.7% of contracts competed without socioeconomic preferences, reflecting a mission-driven emphasis on technical capability and scale over socioeconomic targeting. While 8(a) competed awards represent a modest 3.3%, her approach remains aligned with agency-wide priorities that prioritize mission necessity and contractor capacity in high-demand, complex environments. Okemura’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), followed by 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 423610 (Electrical Apparatus and Equipment Wholesalers). She routinely manages acquisitions for structural steel, precast concrete, electrical systems, and specialized fabrication, demonstrating deep technical familiarity with military construction standards and integrated infrastructure delivery.