Rebecca Gutknecht

Rebecca Gutknecht serves as a key procurement professional within the National Park Service’s Mwr NEKOTA office (140P63), where she manages acquisitions critical to maintaining and modernizing park infrastructure. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to ensure public safety and operational continuity through the repair and rehabilitation of water, sewer, drainage, roadway, and building systems. She handles a diverse portfolio of construction and maintenance contracts, primarily under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, with a strong emphasis on long-term resilience and sustainable infrastructure solutions. Her acquisitions typically involve complex civil works, utility upgrades, and facility systems requiring technical oversight and compliance with federal environmental and accessibility standards. Gutknecht maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of experienced contractors, including KB STANDARD LLC, GRANITE GROUP, LLC, CHAPARRAL CONSTRUCTION, INC., and SONNEL TECHNOLOGIES LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for vendors with proven expertise in civil infrastructure, specialized fabrication, and facility maintenance services. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring contractors to demonstrate technical capability, safety compliance, and experience with federal environmental regulations. These relationships are characterized by repeat engagements and a focus on reliability in high-stakes, mission-critical environments. She demonstrates a pronounced commitment to small business participation, with 85% of her acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster economic opportunity and build capacity among small, locally based contractors capable of delivering specialized infrastructure services in remote park settings. Her contracting patterns consistently prioritize socioeconomic programs, ensuring broad access for small businesses without favoring specific categories like 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, instead focusing on overall small business eligibility. Her primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237110 for water and sewer line construction, 237120 for pipeline-related infrastructure, and 332999 for fabricated metal components used in utility systems. She also procures industrial machinery and janitorial services to support facility operations. Her technical expertise lies in civil engineering systems, utility rehabilitation, and integrated facility maintenance, ensuring that acquisitions align with NPS standards for durability, environmental stewardship, and public access.