Wikiki Henton

Wikiki Henton serves as a Contracting Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Americas Regional Office (HEVAS6), responsible for managing the full lifecycle of procurement actions that support K–12 educational services and critical student support functions for military-connected families. Her portfolio encompasses acquisitions for transportation, facility maintenance, educational support services, and remediation, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and mission-critical delivery of services across domestic and overseas installations. She plays a pivotal role in aligning contracting strategies with DoDEA’s mandate to provide equitable, high-quality education and safety-focused infrastructure for students with diverse needs. While specific contractor relationships are not currently identifiable in available data, Henton routinely engages with a diverse vendor base including small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned firms, and general contractors specializing in education and transportation infrastructure. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for collaborative, performance-based contracting approaches, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in reliability, regulatory compliance, and mission alignment. Henton demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with approximately half of her acquisitions structured as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a deliberate emphasis on expanding opportunities for small disadvantaged, women-owned, and veteran-owned enterprises. The remaining half are open competitions, balancing competitive sourcing with robust small business participation goals. Her approach consistently prioritizes equitable access and economic inclusion within the defense education supply chain. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 485410 (school and employee bus transportation), 611110 (elementary and secondary schools), and 562910 (remediation services), with additional activity in landscaping and business support services. She specializes in acquiring transportation logistics, campus maintenance, environmental remediation, and educational support systems—domains requiring nuanced understanding of DoD installation constraints, student safety protocols, and regulatory compliance in federally managed school environments.