Karen D. Hargrave

Karen D. Hargrave serves as a Contract Specialist, providing essential procurement support to ensure the agency's mission requirements are met through strategic acquisitions. In this role, she manages the administrative and technical aspects of the contracting process, facilitating the acquisition of goods and services necessary for agency operations. Regarding set-aside preferences, the procurement patterns show a primary reliance on full and open competitions, with no set-aside requirements accounting for the majority of activity. However, there is a clear commitment to small business participation, with a significant portion of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides. Additional socioeconomic focus is evident through targeted awards to HUBZone and 8(a) sole source providers, as well as women-owned small businesses. Her industry focus is heavily concentrated in the construction and engineering sectors, with a primary specialization in other heavy and civil engineering construction. Her procurement activity also extends into specialized industrial domains, including ship building and repairing, concrete product manufacturing, and the procurement of elevators and moving stairways, as well as construction sand and gravel mining.