Eric Heaton

Eric Heaton serves as a Contracting Officer for FA3022 14 Cons Lgca under the Department of the Air Force, where he manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure and operational support services essential to maintaining mission-ready Air Force installations. His portfolio encompasses construction, maintenance, and specialized technical services aimed at modernizing life-safety systems, HVAC, and facility infrastructure. He plays a pivotal role in executing contracts aligned with the agency’s strategic priorities of base resilience, regulatory compliance, and sustainment of mission-critical assets, ensuring acquisitions adhere to FAR and DoD procurement policies. Heaton maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including DOMINGUEZ & PERSONS, LLC, WEST BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION INC, AIR CONTROL ENGINEERING INC, WESTNET, LLC, and THE STATION INC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in facility systems, environmental controls, and base support services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical compliance, and long-term vendor reliability, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in accountability and mission alignment. Heaton demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with over half of his acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. He also regularly utilizes Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone set-asides, reflecting a deliberate effort to broaden economic opportunity while ensuring access to qualified, niche-capable vendors. His socioeconomic contracting patterns align with DoD mandates to promote equitable access and enhance the readiness of the small business industrial base. His primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 334290 for communications equipment, 238220 for HVAC and plumbing contractors, and 561790 for building services, with additional activity in geophysical surveying and packing and crating. This technical specialization underscores his expertise in acquiring integrated facility systems, environmental controls, and support services critical to sustaining Air Force operational readiness across diverse installations.