Octavia Heflin-Smith

Octavia Heflin-Smith serves as a secondary procurement professional within the W6QM Micc Ft Lee, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain and modernize military infrastructure. She plays a critical role in facilitating acquisitions for mission-enabling services that ensure operational readiness at Army installations, with a focus on environmental, energy, and facility support contracts. Her work primarily involves managing competitive solicitations under FAR Part 19 small business set-asides, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities in infrastructure resilience and facility security. She handles a diverse portfolio of service-based procurements, including environmental consulting, waste management, and electrical systems installation, often coordinating with primary contracting officers to align requirements with operational needs. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors, including NISGA'A MOSTT, LLC, GLOBAL DIMENSIONS, LLC, VIRGINIA ENERGY AND LIGHTING, LLC, and UNDERPRESSURE, INC., all of which specialize in installation, environmental compliance, and energy services. These partnerships reflect a preference for regional vendors with proven capability in military facility support, fostering reliable, repeat engagements based on performance and compliance. Her procurement approach emphasizes vendor stability and technical proficiency in mission-critical domains. Heflin-Smith demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with over two-thirds of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, and nearly one-quarter designated for 8(a) participants. Service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses also receive targeted consideration, reflecting a deliberate strategy to promote equitable access and veteran economic empowerment within Army support contracts. Her technical focus centers on NAICS 562111 (solid waste collection), 541620 (environmental consulting), and 541612 (human resources consulting), alongside specialized procurement in electrical systems (238210) and water infrastructure (221310). This reflects deep expertise in facility sustainment services that directly support installation readiness, environmental compliance, and workforce support functions across Army garrisons.