Jessica Lane

Jessica Lane serves as a procurement lead within the National Cemetery Administration, overseeing the acquisition of landscaping and grounds maintenance services critical to the stewardship of national cemeteries. Her role ensures the consistent delivery of dignified, well-maintained final resting places by managing contracts that uphold the sanctity and historical integrity of VA burial grounds. She specializes in service-based acquisitions under NAICS 561730, focusing on routine groundskeeping, cemetery infrastructure maintenance, and landscape enhancement projects that support perpetual care obligations. Her work directly aligns with the agency’s mission to honor veterans through enduring environmental stewardship. Lane maintains longstanding partnerships with a select group of contractors, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, LAUBACKER ENTERPRISES, INC., and HAMILTON PACIFIC CHAMBERLAIN LLC, all of whom deliver specialized grounds maintenance and site development services. These relationships reflect a preference for contractors with proven experience in cemetery-specific operations, including monument care, irrigation system maintenance, and native vegetation management. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance with VA preservation standards, and the ability to operate in sensitive, high-traffic memorial environments. Her procurement strategy is uniformly aligned with Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions reserved for this socioeconomic category. This unwavering commitment underscores the agency’s dedication to supporting veterans through economic opportunity, ensuring that contracts for cemetery care are awarded to businesses owned and operated by those who served. Her pattern of socioeconomic targeting reinforces VA’s broader mission of veteran empowerment beyond burial honors. Lane’s technical expertise centers exclusively on landscaping services under NAICS 561730, encompassing turf management, irrigation, hardscape repair, erosion control, and seasonal floral placement. She procures services that require precise adherence to VA cemetery design standards, ensuring uniformity, accessibility, and reverence across all national burial sites. Her domain knowledge reflects deep familiarity with the unique operational demands of maintaining sacred grounds in perpetuity.