Yukiko Shimabukuro

Yukiko Shimabukuro serves as a key procurement professional within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Far East (NAVFACSYSCOM Far East), supporting the operational readiness of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps installations across the Indo-Pacific. She manages acquisitions critical to environmental compliance and infrastructure sustainment, with a primary focus on hazardous waste treatment and disposal services. Her work directly enables mission-critical facility operations by ensuring environmental stewardship and regulatory adherence in forward-deployed locations, aligning procurement activities with the agency’s strategic priorities in resilience and environmental remediation. Shimabukuro maintains consistent working relationships with a select group of specialized contractors, including KANAGAWA NABCO PTY. LTD., MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, PAE DESIGN AND FACILITY MANAGEMENT, and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CORPORATION. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in hazardous materials handling, site remediation, and facility support services in austere and high-regulation environments. Her contracting patterns emphasize long-term vendor collaboration, leveraging contractor capabilities to deliver technically complex environmental solutions under stringent DoD standards. Her procurement strategy is exclusively structured around the Local Area Set-Aside provision (FAR 26.2), demonstrating a steadfast commitment to prioritizing regional economic development and local capacity building across the Indo-Pacific theater. By directing all acquisitions to local area set-asides, she ensures that contracting opportunities benefit small businesses and service providers embedded within the host-nation communities, reinforcing both operational sustainability and diplomatic engagement. Her technical focus is singularly centered on NAICS 562211—Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal—reflecting deep expertise in the procurement of environmental remediation, chemical waste management, and regulated disposal services. She consistently awards contracts for services involving hazardous material containment, decontamination, and compliance-driven waste stream management, underscoring her specialization in high-stakes environmental contracting within military operational contexts.