Lane Vargas

Lane Vargas serves as an A-E Services Coordinator at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ W07V Endist Vicksburg, responsible for managing the procurement of architectural and engineering services critical to civil infrastructure resilience across the Mississippi River basin. In this role, Vargas oversees the full lifecycle of A-E contracts under the Brooks Act, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while supporting mission-critical projects in flood control, navigation channel maintenance, levee construction, and dredging operations. Their work directly enables the agency’s mission to safeguard national security and economic stability through engineered water resource solutions. Vargas maintains longstanding partnerships with leading A-E firms including AECOM Technical Services, Inc., ARCADIS U.S., Inc., BAIRD-STANTEC Joint Venture, and LINFIELD, HUNTER & JUNIUS, INC., as well as regional specialty contractor MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC. These relationships reflect a preference for established, multi-disciplinary firms capable of delivering complex geotechnical, hydrologic, and surveying services under performance-based contracting frameworks. Collaborations are typically structured through indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles and task order competitions requiring rigorous technical evaluations. A consistent 42.9% of Vargas’s procurements are set aside for small businesses under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting goals. While no set-aside remains the most frequent category, the agency actively prioritizes small business participation in engineering and surveying services, aligning with DoD-wide initiatives to expand opportunities for certified small disadvantaged, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned firms. The primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing structural, hydraulic, and environmental engineering design, with secondary emphasis on NAICS 541370 (Surveying and Mapping Services). Vargas’s portfolio centers on geospatial data collection, topographic and bathymetric surveys, and engineering analyses essential to federal infrastructure projects, reflecting deep technical expertise in civil works engineering and public works procurement.