Heather Snyder

Heather Snyder serves as a procurement professional responsible for managing technical and environmental service acquisitions within a federal agency, playing a key role in executing mission-critical contracts aligned with national infrastructure and public health priorities. She specializes in soliciting and awarding services under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a focus on geophysical surveying and mapping as well as septic tank and related environmental services. Her work supports operational readiness and regulatory compliance across federal installations, ensuring that acquisition strategies meet both technical requirements and socioeconomic objectives. Snyder’s portfolio reflects a balanced approach to contracting, emphasizing both competitive open markets and targeted small business opportunities. Her contractor relationships span a diverse range of vendors, including specialized geospatial firms providing airborne LiDAR, ground-penetrating radar, and topographic mapping services, as well as environmental contractors offering septic system installation, maintenance, and wastewater management solutions. While no single contractor dominates her award profile, she consistently engages both large-capability providers and small business entities, fostering a competitive environment that promotes innovation and resilience in the supply chain. Her procurement approach emphasizes clear performance metrics, technical evaluations, and compliance with FAR clauses related to quality assurance and environmental stewardship. Snyder demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with approximately half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to increase economic opportunity for small businesses without leveraging other socioeconomic programs such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides. Her contracting patterns prioritize broad-based small business engagement, aligning with agency goals to expand vendor diversity and promote equitable access to federal opportunities. Her primary NAICS focus areas—541360 for geophysical surveying and mapping services and 562991 for septic tank and related services—reveal deep expertise in environmental data collection and on-site wastewater infrastructure. She routinely procures services involving subsurface imaging, land surveying, environmental site assessments, and septic system design and remediation, requiring contractors with specialized technical certifications and field experience in hazardous site management and regulatory compliance.