Tom Locke

Tom Locke serves as a Contracting Officer within the DSC Contracting Services Division of the National Park Service, where he manages the acquisition of critical engineering and infrastructure services to preserve and modernize the nation’s protected lands. His portfolio centers on the rehabilitation of historic structures, upgrades to water and sewer systems, and the resilience enhancement of utility networks across ecologically sensitive and remote park sites. Locke oversees full lifecycle contracting processes—from market research and solicitation development to award and contract administration—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and alignment with the agency’s mission to safeguard cultural and natural resources for public use. He maintains long-standing relationships with leading 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 are primarily performance-based, with a focus on technical excellence in civil, environmental, and structural engineering services. Locke consistently engages these vendors through competitive sealed bidding and negotiated procurements, fostering collaborative, results-driven relationships grounded in rigorous performance metrics and compliance oversight. Locke’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% no set-aside preference, indicating a strategic emphasis on full and open competition to secure the highest technical capability and operational efficiency. While he does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his procurement approach ensures rigorous evaluation of all offerors based on technical merit, past performance, and capacity to deliver complex infrastructure solutions under demanding field conditions. His primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services), encompassing civil engineering, environmental remediation, geotechnical analysis, and infrastructure design. He procures services related to structural assessments, utility system upgrades, erosion control, and historic preservation engineering, requiring deep domain expertise in federal construction standards and ecological compliance frameworks.