James Waller

James Waller serves as the primary contracting lead for the DSC Contracting Services Division under the National Park Service, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure services to preserve and modernize America’s national parks. He manages a diverse portfolio of construction and engineering contracts focused on historic preservation, utility system upgrades, and visitor facility enhancements across ecologically sensitive and remote landscapes. His work ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to sustainably maintain federally protected lands. Waller routinely handles complex, multi-year contracts requiring technical specificity and environmental stewardship. Waller maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of specialized contractors, including HDR Engineering Inc., Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc., and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, among others. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in civil engineering, historic rehabilitation, and utility infrastructure construction. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring rigorous compliance with environmental standards and preservation guidelines. He consistently engages vendors with demonstrated capacity to operate in constrained, sensitive environments, fostering reliable, mission-aligned vendor relationships. Waller’s procurement activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 96.2% of awards issued under full and open competition. Only 3.8% are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a strategic emphasis on technical capability over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not a primary driver, he remains compliant with all federal socioeconomic requirements and occasionally awards to qualified small businesses when their technical expertise aligns with project needs. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), and 237110 (Water and Sewer Line Construction). He specializes in acquiring services for structural rehabilitation, potable water and wastewater system upgrades, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Waller’s technical expertise centers on infrastructure resilience, sustainable construction practices, and compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act.