Ashley McAvinew

Ashley McAvinew serves as a key procurement professional within the DSC Contracting Services Division of the National Park Service, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure services essential to preserving and modernizing America’s national parks. Responsible for managing complex contracts in engineering, construction, and utility systems, McAvinew ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to protect historic structures and enhance visitor infrastructure across ecologically sensitive and remote landscapes. Their work primarily involves soliciting and awarding contracts for design-build, renovation, and rehabilitation projects requiring specialized technical expertise and environmental stewardship. McAvinew maintains longstanding relationships with a core group of high-capacity contractors, including HDR Engineering Inc., Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, BookCliff Partners, LLC, and Aleut Construction LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in historic preservation, civil engineering, and utility system upgrades in constrained environments. The working relationships are characterized by consistent recompetition and performance-based evaluations, indicating a focus on contractor reliability, technical competence, and adherence to NPS preservation standards. McAvinew’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified vendors regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical capability and project-specific expertise over socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, the agency’s reliance on specialized contractors often results in subcontracting opportunities for smaller firms within larger task orders. The primary technical domains include Engineering Services (NAICS 541330), Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (NAICS 236220), and Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (NAICS 221310). McAvinew specializes in procuring services related to structural rehabilitation, historic building restoration, water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades, and site development in protected areas—demanding deep familiarity with federal preservation guidelines, environmental compliance, and geotechnical engineering standards.