Deborah Coles

Deborah Coles serves as the primary procurement lead for Ner Services Mabo (43000), a critical operational unit within the National Park Service responsible for sustaining the physical infrastructure of federally protected park lands and historic sites. In this role, she manages a diverse portfolio of acquisitions focused on infrastructure maintenance, environmental compliance, and visitor facility operations. Her responsibilities include planning, soliciting, awarding, and administering contracts that ensure the resilience and functionality of park systems, with a strong emphasis on climate-adaptive construction, heritage preservation, and emergency response capabilities. She routinely handles service-based contracts under FAR Part 12 and Part 36, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and lifecycle cost efficiency. Coles maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors including CLASSIC SITE SOLUTIONS INC, CCI CONSTRUCTION AND ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, and ACT SERVICES CORP, among others. These partnerships span infrastructure repair, environmental services, and facility operations, reflecting a preference for vendors with proven expertise in federal park environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term vendor reliability, technical proficiency in heritage-sensitive work, and adherence to NPS-specific environmental and cultural resource standards. A defining feature of her procurement strategy is an overwhelming commitment to small business participation, with 89.8% of her awards designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate and sustained effort to empower small, locally based firms, particularly those certified under socioeconomic programs such as HUBZone and SDVOSB, aligning with Department of the Interior mandates for equitable economic opportunity. Her technical focus centers on NAICS codes 562991 (septic and wastewater services), 561730 (landscaping and grounds maintenance), and 238220 (plumbing, heating, and HVAC systems), underscoring her expertise in managing essential utilities and site-specific infrastructure services critical to park operational readiness and visitor safety.