Heather McAninch

Heather McAninch serves as a key procurement lead within the FA3029 71st Fighter Wing Contracting Vehicle, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure. She manages a focused portfolio of facility-related acquisitions, primarily overseeing the procurement of institutional furniture and related interior fit-outs essential to training and operational readiness at Air Force installations. Her work ensures that facility upgrades align with DoD standards for durability, safety, and compliance, directly enabling mission-critical environments. She specializes in full lifecycle contracting, from requirements development through contract award and administration, with an emphasis on timely delivery of high-quality, long-lasting interior systems. McAninch maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including TERRA CONSTRUCTION, LLC, WALDROP CONSTRUCTION INC, ISCANI INDUSTRIES LLC, AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, and CASCO INDUSTRIES INC. These vendors are regularly engaged for the design, fabrication, and installation of institutional-grade furniture and fixed interior systems. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, with a preference for contractors demonstrating proven experience in military facility environments and adherence to federal specifications for materials and installation. She maintains a 100% small business set-aside strategy under FAR 19.5, consistently directing all acquisitions to qualified small businesses without regard to specific socioeconomic categories. This reflects a deliberate, agency-wide commitment to maximizing small business participation across all contract actions, ensuring equitable access to opportunities and fostering a resilient, diverse supplier base aligned with Air Force sustainability goals. Her procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 337127—Institutional Furniture Manufacturing—indicating deep specialization in the acquisition of heavy-duty, modular, and fixed furniture systems for classrooms, command centers, and barracks. She procures items such as student workstations, storage units, and integrated seating systems engineered to meet military durability standards, demonstrating technical expertise in federal specifications for institutional-grade interior furnishings.