John Murphey

John Murphey operates First Light Consulting, a small business sole proprietorship registered in SAM.gov since August 31, 2019, located in Santa Rosa, California. The firm specializes in historic preservation consulting, focusing on research, documentation, and nomination preparation for significant cultural and historical sites. First Light Consulting primarily works with the National Park Service's Intermountain Region, providing specialized services related to historic landmark nominations, site assessments, and cultural resource documentation.

First Light Consulting has secured multiple federal contract awards from the National Park Service Intermountain Region, all designated as total small business set-asides. These contracts have involved preparing National Historic Landmark (NHL) nominations for various sites, including the Barney L. Ford House in Breckenridge, Colorado, and the Harriet Phillips Peters Homestead. The firm's contract work has ranged from $1,725.62 to $16,500, with project scopes involving comprehensive historical research, site documentation, resource inventory, boundary descriptions, and developing supporting materials like photographs and maps. The contracts typically have performance periods ranging from several months to over two years, demonstrating the firm's capacity to manage detailed, time-sensitive historical preservation projects.

The firm has also been awarded federal grant funding, specifically a competitive grant from the National Park Service's Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. This grant, awarded on August 30, 2022, focused on surveying and potentially designating a concrete section of U.S. Highway 66 between Hydro and Bridgeport, Oklahoma, for the National Register of Historic Places. The grant project involved comprehensive activities including planning, research, field surveying, and nomination preparation. The work aligns with the National Park Service's broader mission of preserving and commemorating significant historical sites and transportation corridors, with the ultimate goal of contributing to the understanding and revitalization of historic Route 66.