Contracting Officer - NCA

Mark Graveline serves as a Contracting Officer for the National Cemetery Administration, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure and civil engineering services essential to the stewardship of national cemeteries. His procurement portfolio centers on maintaining and expanding the physical integrity of burial grounds, including grounds maintenance, monument installation, drainage systems, and cemetery expansion projects. He ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s mission to honor veterans through dignified, perpetual care of final resting places. His acquisitions are primarily construction and engineering-focused, requiring rigorous technical evaluation and performance-based contracting methodologies. Graveline maintains long-standing relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in heavy civil works, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, LAUBACKER ENTERPRISES, INC., and HAMILTON PACIFIC CHAMBERLAIN LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated expertise in cemetery infrastructure, landscape architecture, and durable site development. His contracting approach emphasizes reliability, historical preservation standards, and adherence to environmental and accessibility requirements, fostering collaborative, performance-driven vendor relationships built on consistent delivery and quality assurance. A significant portion of Graveline’s procurements are set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, reflecting a strong commitment to veteran economic empowerment. While 60% of his awards are open to all competitors, 40% are specifically reserved for SDVOSBs, demonstrating a deliberate strategy to prioritize veteran-owned enterprises in mission-critical construction and engineering tasks. This pattern underscores the agency’s alignment with broader VA goals to support veteran entrepreneurship while ensuring high-quality service delivery. His procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction). He routinely procures services related to earthwork, grading, drainage, monument foundations, roadways within cemetery grounds, and infrastructure rehabilitation—all requiring specialized knowledge in civil engineering, geotechnical stability, and long-term durability standards for outdoor public monuments and landscapes.