Lee Crane
Lee S. Crane is a Contracting Officer with the U.S. Postal Service. He has 10 years of sourcing and supply chain management experience. Lee is a graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law, received a M.B.A. from the University of New Haven, and a B.A. in Economics from George Mason University. He has been certified as a purchasing manager (C.P.M.) by the Institute for Supply Management, and certified in production & inventory management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society.
Government ContractingLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Regulatory changesIn her recent piece for GovernmentExecutive.com, Elizabeth Newell does a great job of highlighting a few of the announced acquisition regulation changes. This is a must read for anyone involved in Government Contracting. You can find the article here . MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Contract abusesIn looking over the most recent list of Open FAR Cases I stumbled upon one pending issue that has the potential to make life more difficult (and possibly more expensive) for Federal Contracting Officers.Case 2008-032 is listed on page 11 of the September 11, 2009 report. It involves a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2009. In particular, it addresses Section... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Why appearances are importantIn last week’s Washington Post, Robert O’Harrow, Jr. writes what can only be considered a “must read” by anyone involved in Government Contracting. It is good for all of us, Contracting Officers and Contractors, to be reminded of the consequences of even the appearance of impropriety. We are working in an environment which has an extremely low tolerance... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Better get competitive bidsA recent article in nextgov.com slammed the U.S. Navy for awarding $500 million in engineering contracts without adequate competition. Will the report create enough momentum to finally change FAR’s treatment of set-asides for IDIQ contracts? It just might. Especially in this era of hyper-sensitivity to adequate competition, this report might be just enough to put this... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) You decide if it’s an invasion of privacyHave you ever wondered how awkward it would be to have everyone in your office knowing everyone else’s salary – exactly? Many of us in government contracting are about to find out… Thanks to a little-known website posted as a public service by a local New Jersey newspaper, every Federal Employee’s 2007 salary is available for viewing and sharing. Postal... More |
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