Rachel Beason Contracting Officer

Rachel Beason serves as a Contracting Officer within the Office of Construction & Facilities Management (36C10F) at the Department of Veterans Affairs, where she plays a pivotal role in securing the physical infrastructure essential to veteran healthcare and administrative operations. She manages a diverse portfolio of construction, engineering, and facility-related acquisitions, including new medical center construction, outpatient clinic development, and facility modernization projects. Her work ensures that VA facilities meet stringent accessibility, safety, and mission-readiness standards, aligning procurement outcomes with the agency’s mandate to deliver high-quality care environments for veterans nationwide. Beason maintains consistent working relationships with key contractors including LEGACY INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT, LLC, CARNEGIE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, E2L FDS NASHVILLE, LLC, USFP II LLC, and VETMEDPROPERTY LLC. These partnerships span real estate development, construction management, and facility operations, reflecting a preference for experienced vendors with demonstrated expertise in federal healthcare infrastructure. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, risk mitigation, and long-term facility sustainability, fostering collaborative, trust-based vendor relationships grounded in compliance and accountability. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to socioeconomic goals, with nearly half of her awards structured as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-asides, and a significant portion left open as no set-aside to accommodate complex, large-scale projects. She also actively utilizes Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced approach that prioritizes veteran-owned enterprise participation while maintaining flexibility for mission-critical needs. Beason’s technical focus centers on NAICS codes 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) and 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction), with substantial activity in environmental consulting (541620) and engineering services (541330). She routinely procures turnkey construction, site development, environmental remediation, and facility systems integration services, underscoring her expertise in complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects critical to VA’s national footprint.