Willie Heath is co-founder and President of HIE. Mr. Heath has more than 25 years of experience in the business consulting and contract management arena. An accomplished speaker, he serves as HIE’s spokesperson and leads informational seminars throughout the United States on topics such as GSA Schedules and government contracting.
Willie has been an invited speaker for many organizations including the Small Business Administration, the Small Business Development Center, National Contract Management Association’s, American Airlines, NAFA Fleet Management Association, just to identify a few.
Willie earned his BBA from Texas Wesleyans University of Business Administration. He has served on the board of the Associates of Black Account in Dallas, Texas. Willie also served on the board of the Arlington Black Chamber of Commerce in Arlington, Texas.
General Services Administration-- is a branch of the Federal Government. GSA is the largest purchaser of Goods and Services for the Civilian Agencies and procures products and services for its U. S. Government “clients.” These clients include most agencies of the executive branch, the judicial and legislative branches, and Government facilities worldwide. Major responsibilities are to provide support to all regional contracting personnel, receive and safeguard all subcontracting plans. Responsibilities included making the public aware of Government contracting opportunities. Mr. Heath was responsible for increasing competition and assisting small, minority, women-owned, HUB Zone, veteran-owned, and service disable veteran-owned businesses. This includes procurement/contracting opportunities in various areas such as commodity and services, design and construction and space planning of buildings, telecommunications systems, and commercially available computers of all sizes and types, and computer maintenance, repair, and software.
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HIE was formed in 2007. We serve commercial enterprises that are seeking to enhance their sales to the federal marketplace by means of the GSA Schedules. Our skilled team of contract negotiators, proposal writers, and marketing staff is dedicated to facilitating and supporting this process by applying their unique knowledge and experience on our client's behalf. Ultimately, we want to assist you in making your products and services more accessible to government procurement management.
While HIE was created with a single purpose in mind, we offer a broad range of services extending far beyond simply getting your businesses listed on the GSA Schedule. We want to ensure you that much of our time and energy is spent in gaining an in-depth understanding of your core business. We know this starts with your contract proposal offering highly competitive and favorable terms for the first five-year option of the twenty-year term contract for your organization. As a result, we will partner with you to achieve the best possible federal contract.
Our services are designed to accommodate small businesses that already have contracts with the federal government, as well as those that are new to working within the federal sector. We also provide schedule maintenance and compliance services, a full range of marketing support, and contract administration assistance for those businesses already on the GSA Schedules.
HIE's teams and industry experts are exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable about GSA procedures and processes.
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Purpose Statement:
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The mission of HIE is to develop the future business community leaders of a global free-enterprise society.
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We measure our success by the outcomes our clients achieve. Our clientele:
HIE was formed in 2007. We serve commercial enterprises that are seeking to enhance their sales to the federal marketplace by means of the GSA Schedules. Our skilled team of contract negotiators, proposal writers, and marketing staff is dedicated to facilitating and supporting this process by applying their unique knowledge and experience on our client's behalf. Ultimately, we want to assist you in making your products and services more accessible to government procurement staff.