Heather Coleman

Heather Coleman serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, supporting the Department of the Navy’s mission to sustain fleet readiness through strategic acquisition of specialized logistics and training services. She manages a focused portfolio of contracts centered on professional and management development training, ensuring naval personnel receive high-quality instruction in technical, operational, and leadership competencies critical to maritime superiority. Her acquisitions are designed to enhance workforce capability and institutional knowledge, aligning with the agency’s strategic priorities in workforce development and mission-critical sustainment. Coleman maintains established relationships with a select group of contractors including Obsidian Global, LLC; Deloitte & Touche LLP; Advania Island Ehf.; Complete Parachute Solutions, Inc.; and Computational Physics Inc., reflecting a mix of large, mid-tier, and niche service providers with proven expertise in defense-oriented training, systems analysis, and logistics support. Her contracting patterns indicate a preference for vendors with deep domain knowledge in naval operations and adult learning methodologies, often leveraging long-term performance histories to ensure mission continuity and quality assurance. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced approach to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her awards set aside for Women-Owned Small Businesses and the other half open under general competition. This deliberate allocation underscores a strong commitment to expanding opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurs while maintaining competitive rigor. Her consistent use of the WOSB set-aside demonstrates targeted support for female-led firms in the federal training and professional services space. Her primary NAICS code focus—611430, Professional and Management Development Training—reveals a specialized expertise in acquiring customized instructional programs, leadership development curricula, and technical workforce upskilling services tailored to naval maintenance, engineering, and logistics functions. She procures services that bridge operational gaps through competency-based learning, simulation-based training, and curriculum design aligned with Navy standards and fleet readiness requirements.