Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons serves as a Commercial Services Specialist within the DSC Contracting Services Division of the National Park Service, where she manages the acquisition of commercial services essential to maintaining and modernizing the nation’s park infrastructure. Her role centers on procuring specialized engineering, construction, and site development services to support the rehabilitation of historic structures, upgrade of utility systems, and enhancement of visitor facilities across ecologically sensitive and remote locations. Tracy oversees full lifecycle contract actions—from market research and solicitation development to award and performance monitoring—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with the agency’s preservation and resilience priorities. She maintains consistent working relationships with a core group of established contractors, including HDR Engineering Inc., Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc., McKenzie Construction & Site Development LLC, BookCliff Partners, LLC, and Aleut Construction LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for firms with proven expertise in cultural resource preservation, civil engineering, and remote-site construction. Tracy collaborates closely with these vendors to ensure technical alignment with NPS standards and to facilitate seamless execution on complex, mission-critical projects requiring specialized environmental and historic compliance. Tracy’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, with no utilization of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic set-asides. Her contracting strategy prioritizes technical capability and proven performance over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring that mission-critical infrastructure projects are awarded to the most qualified vendors regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary focus is on NAICS 713990 (All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries), which encompasses a broad range of services including facility operations support, recreational infrastructure upgrades, and site development for visitor centers, trails, and historic interpretation areas. Tracy specializes in procurements involving adaptive reuse, heritage conservation, and sustainable infrastructure solutions tailored to the unique demands of national park environments.