Heather Dennis

Heather Dennis serves as a Contract Specialist with Navfacsyscom Mid-Atlantic, responsible for executing complex acquisition strategies to support the Department of the Navy’s mission of sustaining and modernizing critical infrastructure across Navy and Marine Corps installations in the Mid-Atlantic region. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, engineering, and environmental remediation contracts, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while delivering resilient, mission-critical facilities. Her work directly enables operational readiness through the timely procurement of services that maintain and upgrade base utilities, buildings, and environmental systems. Heather routinely collaborates with a core group of experienced contractors, including RYAN CONSTRUCTION CO INC, WEEKS-CASHMAN JV, APPLEDORE MARINE - CH2M JV, W. M. JORDAN COMPANY, INCORPORATED, and MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established firms with proven expertise in commercial and institutional construction, marine infrastructure, and engineering services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous contract administration, and long-term vendor reliability to ensure mission continuity and quality delivery. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her acquisitions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, and the other half awarded as full and open competitions. This dual approach supports broad market participation while maintaining competitive integrity. She actively promotes small business engagement through targeted outreach and set-asides, fostering a diverse supplier base aligned with federal socioeconomic objectives. Heather’s technical focus centers on NAICS codes 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), 541330 (Engineering Services), 562910 (Remediation Services), and 532490 (Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing). She specializes in procuring integrated facility solutions, including site development, environmental cleanup, structural upgrades, and specialized equipment leasing—demonstrating deep expertise in the intersection of civil works, environmental compliance, and military infrastructure modernization.