Heather Surber

Heather Surber serves as a Point of Contact within her agency, where she supports the procurement mission through the management of acquisition activities. Her role involves overseeing the procurement process to ensure the delivery of essential goods and services required for agency operations. Heather demonstrates a strong commitment to small business participation, with a significant preference for Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, which account for the vast majority of procurement activity. This pattern indicates a strategic focus on leveraging socioeconomic set-asides to increase small business engagement within the agency's supply chain. Her procurement expertise is heavily concentrated in the food manufacturing sector. The primary focus areas include miscellaneous food manufacturing, fluid milk manufacturing, commercial bakeries, and fats and oils refining and blending. Additionally, her portfolio includes technical domain expertise in the procurement of medical laboratory services.