Heather Wilkins

Heather Wilkins serves as a key procurement professional at Navsup Fleet Logistics Center Jacksonville, supporting the U.S. Navy’s operational readiness through the acquisition of mission-critical logistics, maintenance, and infrastructure services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on sustaining naval platforms and ensuring crew welfare, with an emphasis on supply chain resilience and technical support for fleet operations. Her acquisitions span specialized industrial services, maintenance systems, and mission-enabling logistics solutions, aligning closely with the agency’s mandate to maintain shipboard functionality and operational continuity across the fleet. Wilkins maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of 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 defense logistics, electro-mechanical systems, and fleet support services. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical compliance, and performance-based outcomes, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in mission alignment and regulatory adherence. Her procurement strategy reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic goals, with approximately half of her awards structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and the other half open to all competitors. This pattern demonstrates a deliberate effort to promote small business participation while maintaining access to specialized capabilities, ensuring competitive rigor without compromising mission needs. She actively leverages small business programs to broaden the supplier base and enhance innovation within the defense logistics ecosystem. Wilkins’ primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 321920 (Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing) and 324191 (Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing), reflecting her role in sourcing essential packaging, storage, and lubrication systems critical to fleet maintenance. She also manages acquisitions under 517111 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) to support secure, reliable communications infrastructure. Her expertise lies in procuring industrial-grade materials and technical services that directly enable naval platform sustainment and operational readiness.