Cristina Heaney

Cristina Heaney serves as a primary procurement lead within the USDA Forest Service, overseeing acquisitions critical to sustaining national forest and grassland operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission of ecological restoration, infrastructure resilience, and emergency response in remote terrains. Her work centers on securing essential services and specialized maintenance solutions that support field operations, from facility upkeep to equipment repair, ensuring operational readiness across federally managed lands. She plays a pivotal role in translating strategic forestry priorities into actionable contracting actions that uphold federal compliance and mission effectiveness. Heaney maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of contractors including ACI FEDERAL INC, ONE STOP RECRUITING LLC, GONDO ROY E MD, THE LOCUMS CO, LLC, and AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These relationships reflect a blend of specialized service providers, staffing solutions for technical and medical roles, and firms delivering niche industrial maintenance and logistics support. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, niche expertise, and adaptability to the unique demands of forest service operations, often requiring vendors capable of operating in isolated or high-risk environments. A strong advocate for small business participation, Heaney consistently prioritizes Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, with over 73% of her acquisitions reserved for small businesses. This pattern underscores a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, fostering opportunities for small, disadvantaged, and locally rooted vendors to contribute to federal land management efforts. Her procurement strategy actively leverages set-aside programs to build a resilient, diverse supplier base capable of meeting the Forest Service’s operational needs. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561720 (Janitorial Services), supporting facility maintenance on federal properties, and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair), critical for sustaining equipment used in rugged terrain. She also procures services under 321114 (Wood Preservation) and 712120 (Historical Sites), reflecting a specialized interest in heritage resource protection and infrastructure longevity. These categories reveal deep technical expertise in environmental stewardship, facility sustainability, and mission-critical maintenance services essential to the Forest Service’s operational footprint.