Michael Smith

Michael Smith serves as a Contract Specialist within the DSC Contracting Services Division of the National Park Service, where he manages the acquisition of critical infrastructure projects essential to preserving and modernizing America’s national parks. His responsibilities include planning, soliciting, negotiating, and administering contracts for construction, engineering, and utility upgrades across ecologically sensitive and remote sites. He specializes in complex, mission-critical procurements that support the rehabilitation of historic structures, enhancement of visitor facilities, and modernization of water, sewer, and transportation systems. His work directly enables the agency’s strategic goals of resilience, sustainability, and cultural preservation. Smith maintains longstanding relationships with top-tier engineering and construction firms including AECOM Technical Services, Inc., Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc., HDR Engineering Inc., and McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for experienced, multi-disciplinary contractors capable of delivering technically demanding projects under stringent environmental and historic preservation standards. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, rigorous technical evaluations, and collaborative contract administration to ensure compliance with federal standards and site-specific constraints. His contracting activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 95% of awards issued under full and open competition, reflecting the scale and specialized nature of the work. Only 5% of his portfolio is allocated to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a selective but intentional approach to small business participation, typically reserved for niche services or when market conditions permit. He does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, prioritizing technical capability and proven performance over socioeconomic preferences. Smith’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), with significant activity in engineering services (541330) and water/sewer infrastructure (237110). He regularly procures services involving structural rehabilitation, geotechnical analysis, utility system upgrades, and civil works in protected areas, demonstrating deep expertise in federal construction contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and environmental compliance frameworks.