Michael Stanard

Michael Stanard serves as the primary contracting lead for the DSC Contracting Services Division within the National Park Service, overseeing the acquisition of critical infrastructure services essential to preserving and modernizing America’s national parks. He manages a diverse portfolio of procurement actions focused on engineering, construction, and facility modernization, ensuring compliance with federal contracting regulations while advancing the agency’s mission to protect historic structures and enhance visitor infrastructure across ecologically sensitive and remote landscapes. His work directly supports the rehabilitation of aging buildings, utility system upgrades, and resilient civil works projects vital to park operations. Stanard maintains consistent working relationships with leading engineering and construction firms, including AECOM Technical Services, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, HDR Engineering, and McKenzie Construction & Site Development. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in environmental compliance, historic preservation, and complex site development. His procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor collaboration, technical rigor, and performance-based contract management to ensure high-quality outcomes in challenging field conditions. His contracting patterns show a strong preference for open competition, with 86.7% of awards issued without set-aside designations, reflecting the technical complexity and scale of projects requiring specialized capabilities. However, he maintains a deliberate 13.3% allocation to total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to small business participation without compromising mission-critical requirements. Stanard’s procurement focus is concentrated in engineering services (NAICS 541330), highway and bridge construction (237310), commercial building construction (236220), and architectural services (541310), with notable activity in electronic computer manufacturing (334111) for park operational systems. His domain expertise lies in integrated infrastructure projects requiring multidisciplinary technical coordination, environmental stewardship, and adherence to historic preservation standards.