Hillary Heard

Hillary Heard serves as a key procurement lead at NASA Kennedy Space Center, where she manages mission-critical contracts supporting the agency’s launch infrastructure and operational security needs. Responsible for executing full lifecycle acquisitions under the 80KSC0 organization, she specializes in securing services essential to the safe and secure operation of one of the nation’s primary spaceports. Her portfolio is focused exclusively on Security Guards and Patrol Services (NAICS 561612), ensuring continuous physical security, access control, and perimeter surveillance for sensitive launch facilities, propellant storage areas, and mission control zones. Her work directly enables mission readiness by maintaining compliance with NASA’s stringent safety and security protocols. Heard maintains consistent contracting relationships with NUMUNU MARTINEZ JV, LLC and CINKA CONSTRUCTION & CONSULTING SERVICES LLC, both of which provide specialized security operations tailored to high-risk aerospace environments. These partnerships reflect a pattern of sustained collaboration with firms experienced in federal facility protection, threat assessment, and integrated security systems deployment. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring contractors to meet strict federal standards for personnel vetting, emergency response readiness, and 24/7 operational continuity. Her contracting activity is entirely set-aside for 8(a) certified small businesses, reflecting a deliberate and unwavering commitment to socioeconomic diversity in federal contracting. By directing all relevant procurements to 8(a) firms, she actively fosters capacity-building among disadvantaged entrepreneurs while ensuring the Kennedy Space Center benefits from agile, mission-aligned security providers. This pattern underscores NASA’s broader mandate to leverage small business innovation in support of national space objectives. Her technical domain expertise lies in physical security services for critical infrastructure, with deep familiarity in securing launch pads, vehicle assembly buildings, and hazardous material handling zones. She procures armed and unarmed patrol services, access control systems, surveillance monitoring, and emergency response coordination—all essential to safeguarding NASA’s spaceflight assets and personnel.