Heidi Fox

Heidi Fox serves as a key procurement professional within the 355th Contracting Squadron (FA4877) of the Department of the Air Force, supporting the sustainment and modernization of aerospace operations at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and beyond. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts for mission-critical aerospace systems, including avionics, turbine components, specialized laboratory instrumentation, and facility-related specialty trade services. Her work ensures operational readiness by facilitating timely acquisition of high-precision equipment and infrastructure support essential to aircraft maintenance, training, and base functionality. She operates within the full spectrum of federal acquisition regulations, balancing technical rigor with compliance to ensure mission continuity and fiscal accountability. Heidi maintains consistent partnerships with a select group of trusted contractors, including Miller Electric Company Inc., Atlantic Pacific Standard LLC, DAP Construction Management LLC, BSE Performance, LLC, and Lavish Life Technologies LLC. These relationships reflect a focus on niche technical capabilities—ranging from electrical systems and construction management to advanced manufacturing and specialized instrumentation. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, technical alignment, and performance history, fostering long-term vendor collaboration grounded in compliance and mission alignment rather than transactional engagement. Her procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 70% of awards issued without set-asides, while maintaining a robust 30% commitment to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This balanced approach ensures broad market access while actively supporting small business growth within the defense industrial base. She does not favor specific socioeconomic categories like 8(a) or HUBZone but consistently enables small business participation through unrestricted and full-and-open small business set-asides. Her primary NAICS focus includes 238990 (specialty trade contractors), 334516 (analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing), 333611 (turbine generator manufacturing), and 333243 (woodworking and paper machinery), reflecting expertise in high-precision manufacturing, facility infrastructure, and technical testing equipment. She procures mission-enabling hardware and services critical to sustaining Air Force combat readiness and maintenance operations.