Karen Mcpherson

Karen Mcpherson, a sole proprietorship small business based in Collinsville, Mississippi, provides park gate attendant and campground maintenance services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a prime contractor under Total Small Business set-asides, with all ten recent federal awards concentrated in seasonal recreational facility operations at a single site.

Mcpherson operates as a sole proprietor competing entirely under small-business set-asides, with 100% of ten prime awards—totaling $65 thousand in combined potential value—drawn from the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers (seven awards, $41 thousand), the Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District (two awards, $15 thousand), and the Army Corps of Engineers Finance division (one award, $8 thousand). The vendor has no sub-award footprint and sits on no parent contract vehicles; each award is a direct purchase order. All work falls under NAICS 721211 (Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds) and PSC category for Natural Resources/Conservation—Recreation Site Maintenance (Non-Construction).

Mcpherson's work centers on park gate operations, facility maintenance, and grounds management at the Okatibee Twiltley Branch Campground in Collinsville, Mississippi. Representative awards include a $8,640 Schedule A campground services order awarded March 1, 2026, with completion by September 30, 2026; a $6,789 park attendant services purchase order awarded September 30, 2025, concluding February 28, 2026; a $7,650 park gate attendant order awarded February 28, 2025, completing September 30, 2025; and a $7,670 park gate attendant services order with a 14-day extension at $85 per day, awarded February 23, 2023, completing September 30, 2023. The source notes Mcpherson has executed nine prior park attendant contracts at the same facility totaling approximately $52,690 in cumulative value since 2021, establishing a sustained relationship for seasonal staffing and facility management.

Activity has remained flat across the past five years at two awards per year (2022–2025), with one award posted in 2026. One award ($8,640 potential value) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete risk. The vendor competes full-and-open under Total Small Business set-asides and maintains active SAM.gov registration with average annual gross revenue not exceeding $10.0 million over the preceding three years. No sub-award, teaming, or parent vehicle relationships are present in the source data.