Marshand Boone

Marshand Boone serves as a key procurement professional within the National Cemetery Administration, overseeing the acquisition of critical landscaping and grounds maintenance services essential to the stewardship of national cemeteries. Responsible for ensuring the perpetual care and dignified preservation of veteran burial grounds, Boone manages a portfolio of contracts focused on horticultural maintenance, cemetery infrastructure repair, and site enhancement projects. His work directly supports the agency’s mission to honor America’s veterans through immaculate, enduring memorial environments, requiring precise adherence to historical preservation standards and environmental sustainability practices. Boone maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of contractors specializing in cemetery-specific grounds management, including MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC, LAUBACKER ENTERPRISES, INC., and HAMILTON PACIFIC CHAMBERLAIN LLC. These partnerships are characterized by long-term performance reliability, technical expertise in cemetery-grade hardscaping and irrigation systems, and proven capacity to operate within sensitive, high-traffic memorial landscapes. His contracting approach prioritizes vendors with demonstrated experience in maintaining national historic sites and managing large-scale, low-impact landscaping operations. Boone’s procurement activity reflects a strict focus on open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside preferences. While small business participation is not mandated through socioeconomic programs, his contracting strategy remains transparent and competitive, enabling all qualified firms to compete on technical merit and operational capability. His primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 561730 (Landscaping Services), encompassing routine groundskeeping, tree and shrub maintenance, monument cleaning, drainage management, and seasonal floral installations. Boone’s technical expertise lies in the specialized application of landscape architecture principles to federally protected memorial environments, ensuring compliance with VA and National Park Service preservation guidelines.