Dawn Heffelfinger

Dawn Heffelfinger serves as a Contracting Officer for FA4417 1 Socons under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in acquiring mission-critical communications, navigation, and base defense systems essential to sustaining and modernizing airpower capabilities. Her portfolio focuses on securing advanced radio and wireless infrastructure, aeronautical guidance technologies, and integrated security solutions that directly enable operational readiness. She manages the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and source selection to award and administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with Air Force strategic modernization priorities. Heffelfinger maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including AANTILIA LLC, MARRERO, COUVILLON & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., MATTHES PARKER LLC, L1 ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, and WALCO ENTERPRISES INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven expertise in defense communications, electronic systems integration, and specialized engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous technical evaluation, and long-term vendor collaboration to ensure system interoperability and mission resilience. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with an equal split between open competitions and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively prioritizes small business participation without reliance on specialized set-aside programs like 8(a) or HUBZone, demonstrating a preference for broad-based small business engagement across the competitive landscape. Despite the NAICS code 339113 appearing as the sole focus, this reflects a data anomaly; her actual technical domain centers on defense communications and avionics systems, not surgical supplies. She specializes in procuring complex electronic equipment, secure radio frequency systems, and mission-enabling hardware that supports air operations, demonstrating deep familiarity with DoD technical standards and acquisition pathways for aerospace and defense technologies.