John P. Lara

John P. Lara, operating as a sole proprietorship, provides gate attendant and recreation area management services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) prime contractor under total small business set-asides. The vendor's federal footprint spans seven purchase orders totaling $175 thousand in combined potential value, all awarded across a small cluster of Army offices managing water resources projects in Texas.

The vendor's customer base concentrates entirely within the Department of the Army. The Corps of Engineers (four awards, $100 thousand combined potential value) and its Engineering District Fort Worth (two awards, $56 thousand) account for six of seven awards; the Department of the Army Materiel Command Security Assistance Command accounts for the remaining award ($18 thousand). All work is performed under total small business set-asides, reflecting the vendor's SDVOSB designation and sole-proprietor status.

Capability work centers on seasonal gate attendant services and visitor access management at Corps recreation facilities. Representative named awards include a $36,855 purchase order from the Corps' Engineering District Fort Worth (awarded April 10, 2026, running through April 9, 2029) for gate attendant services at Hickory Creek, Texas; a $32,760 firm fixed-price purchase order for gate attendant services at Lewisville Lake (April 5, 2023, completion September 30, 2025); and a $27,600 winter gate attendant services purchase order from the Corps (September 20, 2023, completion September 30, 2026). Work is performed at named locations including Hickory Creek, Ennis, and Lewisville Lake, all in Texas, supporting the Corps' mission of managing public access and operational oversight at federally administered recreation areas.

Activity is episodic: two awards in 2018, one in 2020, one in 2021, two in 2023, and one in 2026. One award ($28 thousand combined potential value) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Combined dollars obligated total $150 thousand, representing 86% of combined potential value across the portfolio.

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