Lisa A. Draves

Lisa A. Draves serves as a key procurement professional within the W07V Endist St Paul office of the Department of the Army, responsible for managing complex civil engineering acquisitions that sustain and modernize critical military infrastructure across the continental United States. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to ensure operational readiness through the construction, repair, and lifecycle management of heavy civil assets, including roads, bridges, water systems, and military recreation facilities. She handles full lifecycle contracting actions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, from market research and solicitation development to award and contract administration, with a consistent focus on performance-based outcomes and mission-critical delivery timelines. Draves maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in heavy civil construction and infrastructure support, including TAI HOLDINGS, INC, JT LAWN SERVICE, LLC, JOHN FABICK TRACTOR CO, LUMIN ADVANTAGE CONSULTING COMPANY, and R.B. NATIONAL, LTD. CO. These partnerships reflect a preference for established vendors with proven technical capabilities in earthmoving, site development, facility maintenance, and engineering consulting. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and sustained performance over competitive bidding cycles, fostering stable vendor relationships that ensure continuity in mission-critical projects. Draves’ procurement portfolio exhibits no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on maximizing technical capability and contractor capacity rather than socioeconomic targeting, aligning with the agency’s urgent infrastructure needs and the specialized nature of heavy civil engineering work. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 237990—Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction—encompassing large-scale earthwork, structural rehabilitation, drainage systems, and utility integration. She specializes in procuring services requiring advanced engineering oversight, heavy equipment operation, and compliance with Army Corps of Engineers standards, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical and regulatory demands of military infrastructure procurement.