DLA Leak Detection Program
Grew annual execution from $2.5M to $30M+. The governance model designed for it was adopted across DLA execution agencies as the reference standard.
Most contractors lose
before they ever submit.
I know why those proposals failed, because I graded them.
18years inside federal acquisition
$1.7BVA medical center program oversight
$490Mconstruction MATOC designed
$30M+DLA program grown from $2.5M
Section L
What I do
Federal construction awards turn on how a solicitation is written and how the response is scored — not on who does the best work. I read solicitations the way the board reads them, because that is the seat I sat in.
- Solicitation and evaluation-criteria analysis. What the RFP is actually asking, how it will be scored, and where responses lose points.
- Bid/no-bid judgment. Assessed against agency history, the competitive field, and evaluation structure.
- Proposal and bid development. Compliance matrices, response architecture, and content built against the stated evaluation criteria.
- Acquisition strategy and capture support. Market research, agency targeting, teaming, and positioning for IDIQ, MATOC, and task-order vehicles.
- Registration and certification. SAM.gov registration and profile optimization; SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), and state certification support.
- Post-award administration. Modifications, change orders, claims support, COR coordination, and closeout.
- Debrief analysis. Past-performance positioning for the next pursuit.
Section B
Who I work with
Construction, engineering, and A/E acquisition — not generalist consulting.
- General contractors and specialty trade subcontractors pursuing federal or state construction work.
- Architecture and engineering firms competing for A/E IDIQ and task-order vehicles.
- SDVOSB, VOSB, HUBZone, 8(a), and WOSB firms positioning for set-aside opportunities.
- Established commercial contractors entering the federal market for the first time.
Section M
Why me
Eighteen years on the government side of the table — VA Contracting Officer, and Senior Program Manager and Senior Contract Specialist at USACE.
- I wrote the solicitations and built the evaluation rubrics that award decisions were made against.
- I sat on Source Selection Evaluation Boards as evaluator, member, and chair.
- I ran a contracting business for ten years — electrical — so I am fluent in the contractor's economics as well as the government's process.
- I stay in my lane. This practice is conducted in full compliance with post-employment restrictions under 18 U.S.C. § 207 and the Procurement Integrity Act.
Selected track record
DLA-Energy fuels vehicles
Designed a ~$490M construction MATOC and dual ~$90M A/E IDIQ vehicles.
Aurora VA Medical Center
District program oversight on the ~$1.7B Aurora, Colorado VA Medical Center Replacement.
Omaha VA Medical Center
Contracting Officer for VA construction, services, supplies, and leases. COR Level III on complex and critical contracts routinely exceeding $10M.
Section H
How engagements work
Scoped to the pursuit in front of you, or standing support if you are running a continuous pipeline.
Hourly advisory
from $175/hr
Solicitation reviews, bid/no-bid calls, and targeted questions.
Project-based
Scoped per pursuit
Priced on solicitation complexity and page count.
Monthly retainer
Standing support
For firms running a continuous pipeline.
Credentials
- DAWIA Contracting Certification
- FAC-C — Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (prior)
- COR Level III — Complex/Critical
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Secret clearance (inactive)
- B.S. Project Management, Bellevue University
Company data
| Bus. type | SDVOSB |
|---|---|
| Location | Tekamah, Nebraska · serving nationwide |
| NAICS | 541611 · 541618 · 541990 |
| PSC | R408 · R499 |
Bring me the solicitation.
A first call costs you nothing and usually settles the bid/no-bid question on its own.