Heather Bauer

Heather Bauer supports the W072 Endist Louisville under the Department of the Army by managing complex construction and engineering acquisitions critical to sustaining and modernizing military infrastructure across the continental United States. She oversees the full lifecycle of contracts for civil engineering systems, military barracks, training facilities, and utility upgrades, ensuring alignment with the Army’s strategic priorities in resilience, energy security, and operational readiness. Her procurement activities center on large-scale infrastructure projects requiring coordination between design, construction, and technical consulting disciplines, with a strong emphasis on compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-driven outcomes. Bauer maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors including Thalle - Bauer LLC, HARPER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, J. E. DUNN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, and BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced firms with proven capabilities in heavy civil construction, institutional building, and specialty trade execution. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and long-term contractor reliability, often re-engaging top performers across multiple fiscal cycles to ensure continuity on multi-phase installation upgrades. Her procurement portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with over one-third of awards set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5, and notable engagement with 8(a) and HUBZone-certified firms. While the majority of contracts remain open competition, her consistent use of small business set-asides demonstrates a deliberate strategy to broaden vendor diversity and foster capacity-building among qualified disadvantaged and geographically targeted contractors. Bauer’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with significant activity in engineering services (541330) and technical consulting (541690). She routinely procures integrated solutions for energy-efficient microgrids, site development, structural upgrades, and utility modernization, requiring deep technical expertise in military construction standards and sustainable infrastructure design.