Heidi Johnson

Heidi Johnson serves as a key procurement professional within the PBS Regulated Utility Procurement Division of the General Services Administration, where she leads the acquisition of energy services critical to federal decarbonization goals. Her work centers on securing electric power, natural gas, and energy efficiency solutions through long-term performance-based contracts, particularly Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs). She plays a pivotal role in enabling federal facilities to achieve sustainability targets by procuring deep energy retrofits, renewable energy generation, and grid resilience upgrades. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with the federal mandate to reduce Scope 2 emissions and modernize infrastructure without upfront capital costs. Johnson’s contractor relationships are primarily with engineering and energy services firms specializing in utility-scale energy projects. She collaborates with technical service providers that offer turnkey ESPC delivery, including energy audits, retrocommissioning, and performance guarantee structures. While no specific contractors are publicly identified, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms possessing deep expertise in utility deregulated markets, metering systems, and ISO-certified energy performance modeling. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of procurements conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven focus on technical capability and performance outcomes over socioeconomic preferences, though small businesses are not excluded—only not prioritized through targeted set-asides. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing comprehensive energy consulting, design-build delivery, and third-party verification of energy savings. She specializes in procuring technical services for infrastructure modernization, including HVAC optimization, lighting retrofits, building automation systems, and renewable energy integration—requiring deep domain knowledge in ASHRAE standards, DOE energy modeling protocols, and utility incentive program compliance.