Mary Haralson

Mary Haralson serves as a Realty Specialist within the Office of Construction & Facilities Management (36C10F) at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in securing and managing real property assets critical to veteran healthcare delivery. Her responsibilities include negotiating leases, managing property acquisitions, and overseeing facility utilization strategies to ensure VA medical and administrative facilities meet mission-critical standards for accessibility, safety, and operational efficiency. She primarily handles non-residential real estate leasing transactions under the 531120 NAICS code, focusing on long-term, mission-aligned property solutions that support outpatient clinics, administrative offices, and integrated healthcare campuses nationwide. Haralson maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced real estate developers and property managers, including Legacy Investment and Management, LLC, Carnegie Management and Development Corporation, E2L FDS Nashville, LLC, USFP II LLC, and VetMedProperty LLC. These contractors are frequently engaged as lessors and property managers, providing turnkey solutions for VA facility occupancy. Her procurement approach emphasizes stability, long-term value, and compliance with federal real property standards, fostering enduring partnerships grounded in reliability and regulatory alignment. Her contracting activity is exclusively classified under “No Set-Aside,” indicating a focus on full and open competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences. This reflects a strategic prioritization of facility quality, location suitability, and operational readiness over socioeconomic criteria, aligning with the agency’s need for immediately deployable, high-performing real estate assets. Haralson’s technical expertise centers on the 531120 NAICS category—Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings—where she specializes in procuring leased commercial space for federal use. She evaluates property characteristics including accessibility, ADA compliance, infrastructure readiness, and proximity to veteran populations, ensuring all acquisitions meet VA’s stringent facility standards and support seamless delivery of healthcare and administrative services.