Okano, K.K.

Okano, K.K., a for-profit industrial gas supplier headquartered in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, operates as a prime contractor delivering aviator's breathing oxygen, technical-grade nitrogen, and related industrial gases to U.S. Department of Defense installations throughout the Asia-Pacific region, competing on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis with no set-aside certifications. The company has maintained federal contractor registration since January 2004 and serves exclusively in a prime role with no subcontracting relationships across its federal portfolio.

Okano's capability portfolio centers on specialized aviation support gases and industrial gas manufacturing. Representative work includes a $4.47 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency on April 1, 2026 (ultimate completion September 30, 2031) for delivery of liquid nitrogen and aviator's breathing oxygen to multiple locations in the Middle East, with place of performance in Japan; a $1.9 million Blanket Purchase Agreement awarded by the Defense Health Agency on September 1, 2025 (through August 31, 2030) for medical gases and support materials to Defense facilities in Okinawa; and a $500,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of the Air Force (through May 9, 2027) for general gas, oxygen, and dry ice to the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 18th Medical Group at Kadena Air Base. Individual delivery orders under these parent vehicles typically range from $1,300 to $20,000 for firm fixed-price sustainment orders. NAICS primary coding is 325120 (Industrial Gas Manufacturing); PSC is 6830-P (Gases: Compressed and Liquefied).

Customer concentration is heavily DoD-defense logistics focused. The Defense Logistics Agency Energy dominates the footprint, accounting for 248 awards (86% of total count) with $20.2 million combined potential value. The Defense Health Agency, Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and Department of the Air Force round out the active set, collectively representing 39 additional awards. The alignment between award count and dollar rankings is tight; DLA Energy and DHA anchor nearly all potential value despite DHA's smaller award count, reflecting higher ceiling values on their vehicles.

Okano holds five primary indefinite delivery vehicles under DLA Energy control. The largest, Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE60121D1516, carries 138 task orders valued at $1.4 million combined potential. Supporting vehicles—SP060011D1544 (20 task orders, $1.1 million), SPE60113D1510 (20 task orders, $255 thousand), SPE60115D1528 (18 task orders, $410 thousand), and SPE60119D1571 (15 task orders, $903 thousand)—establish the framework for routine delivery-order placement across geographic and product lines. The three newer single-award BPAs with Defense Health Agency and the Air Force diversify customer concentration slightly but remain operationally focused on the Kadena Air Base and broader Japan-based installation footprint.

Activity has grown significantly year over year, from seven awards in 2022 to a peak of 48 in 2024, with 35 awards in 2025 and 10 in the first quarter of 2026. The combined potential value across the entire 289-award footprint stands at $24.2 million, with obligated dollars at $7 million (29% utilization), reflecting the delivery-order-driven nature of the work and just-in-time sustainment ordering pattern. The April 2026 $4.47 million five-year IDC award and the September 2025 $1.9 million Defense Health Agency BPA represent the most recent large-dollar ceiling additions and indicate continued expansion of Okano's role in DoD supply chains in the region. Okano competes on pure merit and geographic proximity—as the established, Japan-based supplier of these mission-critical gases to forward-deployed U.S. military aviation and medical operations in the Indo-Pacific—rather than through set-aside advantages or teaming arrangements.