Uchima, Lester

Uchima, Lester is a sole proprietorship registered as Affordable Catering & Okazuya Division to provide catering and meal services to federal agencies. This for-profit organization has been registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since 2015 to compete for government contracts.

Affordable Catering & Okazuya has primarily provided meal services to the Department of the Army Hawaii Army National Guard in support of COVID-19 response efforts and regular training operations. In 2021, the vendor secured two firm fixed-price purchase orders totaling over $185,000 to deliver meals for service members involved in coronavirus national interest actions. No set-aside designations were applied to these contracts. The meals were provided in regions like Hilo on the island of Hawaii to support National Guard personnel attending mandatory drills and responding to the pandemic.

In October 2021, Affordable Catering & Okazuya was awarded a single-award blanket purchase agreement by the Hawaii Army National Guard with a $500,000 potential value and an ordering period through October 2024. This agreement establishes a recurring contract vehicle for the vendor to supply meals on an as-needed basis to soldiers stationed in Hilo for drills and emergency operations over the next three years. By leveraging this blanket purchase agreement, the National Guard can streamline meal acquisitions for its island-based service members through a pre-competed contract.