Rachel R. Heaney

Rachel R. Heaney serves as a key procurement professional within the W4GG Hq US Army Tacom, supporting the Department of Defense’s mission to ensure the readiness and modernization of ground combat and support vehicle systems. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical armored vehicle components, tactical wheeled platforms, and associated ordnance systems, ensuring alignment with Army sustainment and technological advancement goals. Her work directly enables the fielding of enhanced survivability, mobility, and power efficiency capabilities across armored fleets, coordinating with engineering and logistics teams to translate operational requirements into actionable contracting strategies. Heaney maintains longstanding relationships with specialized defense manufacturers including Schutt Industries of Clintonville, Wis., Inc., ONTIC ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING, INC, A&M AEROSTRUCTURES, INC., and BOWHEAD AVIONICS MANUFACTURING, LLC. These partnerships reflect a focus on high-integrity, precision-engineered components for military vehicle platforms, including armor systems, structural assemblies, and embedded avionics. Her contracting patterns emphasize technical rigor and performance-based outcomes, favoring established vendors with proven track records in defense-grade manufacturing and systems integration. Heaney’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on technical capability and industrial base readiness over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing mission-critical performance and supply chain reliability. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her contracting approach remains compliant with all federal acquisition regulations and supports a robust, qualified vendor base. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 336992 (Military Armored Vehicle and Tank Component Manufacturing), 336212 (Truck Trailer Manufacturing), and 336112 (Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing), underscoring deep expertise in armored vehicle systems, tactical wheeled platforms, and associated subassemblies. She specializes in sourcing complex, mission-essential hardware requiring stringent MIL-SPEC compliance, ballistic protection standards, and ruggedized environmental performance.