Heather Elkhay

Heather Elkhay serves as a key procurement professional within the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, supporting the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical logistics and maintenance services. Though her formal title is not publicly listed, her role centers on managing complex contracting actions that sustain naval platforms and ensure crew welfare, with a focus on specialized supply chain solutions and infrastructure support. She routinely handles service-based acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, ensuring compliance with defense-specific requirements for fleet sustainment, repair, and logistical consulting. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to maintain shipboard systems and deliver reliable, timely support to deployed naval forces. Elkhay maintains consistent contracting relationships with a select group of established contractors, including Stronghold SOF Solutions LLC, Gemini Tech Services LLC, Emerald Isle Federal Services, LLC, First Division Consulting Inc., and Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corp. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in naval logistics, technical maintenance, and mission-enabling services. Her contracting patterns suggest a reliance on firms capable of delivering specialized technical support, often under performance-based or time-and-materials arrangements, with an emphasis on reliability and regulatory compliance. A strong commitment to small business participation defines her procurement approach, with approximately 70.6% of her actions set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster competition among small businesses, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs, and to enhance resilience within the defense industrial base. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business engagement over open competitions, aligning with Department of the Navy mandates to increase socioeconomic diversity in supplier networks. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 311411—Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing—indicating a specialized and highly targeted acquisition portfolio centered on naval food service and subsistence supply. This unique specialization underscores her expertise in managing the complex logistics of frozen food procurement, storage, and distribution to support crew welfare across naval installations and deployed fleets.