Executive contract review
International contract signing
Infrastructure opening
Business leadership
Experience in the field
OCONUS logistics operations
Fleet dispatch and cargo movement
Experience matters.
My government contracting career began with a single purchase order for trash skips in Kuwait. I went on to build an international contracting enterprise supporting critical U.S. military missions. Today, I bring that entrepreneurial drive and hard-earned judgment to your business, helping you identify opportunities, forge strategic alliances, and build the discipline to win, perform, and grow.
Government contracting
consulting services.
J. W. Lee Consulting works directly with business owners, from an initial readiness assessment to ongoing advisory and performance review.
Readiness assessment & growth blueprint
Identify capability and operating gaps, then set priorities for the next 90 days and the year ahead.
Guided, strategic & executive advisory
Get structured support for opportunity reviews, pursuit decisions, and leadership priorities.
Contract performance & CPARS review
Review deliverables, documentation, invoicing, subcontractor controls, and performance risks.
Where does your business fit?
Start
Turn “Where do I begin?” into a plan. Identify the buyers, requirements, and first opportunities that fit what you can deliver.
Scale
Growth brings bigger commitments. Strengthen your pipeline, partnerships, and operating systems so your business is ready for the work you pursue.
Advance
Put larger opportunities under a sharper lens. Assess teaming, capacity, and positioning before you commit your people, capital, and reputation.
Build the business behind the registration.
Federal, state, or local. Prime contractor or subcontractor. Together, we connect your capabilities, capacity, and goals to a route you can pursue with purpose.
Small business
deserves a fair shot.
Competing against bigger players in the private sector can feel like an uphill battle. Government contracting offers a market with specific provisions designed to help eligible small businesses compete, including purchasing goals, published competition rules, and contracts reserved for small firms.
As the world’s largest buyer, the U.S. government purchases everyday products and services across a wide range of industries. What your business already does can meet a real need for a government agency.
$179 billion in federal prime contracts awarded to small businesses in FY2025. SBA source
The business behind
the contract.
You can Google the rules. You can ask AI for a plan. You can’t download experience. I bring judgment earned by building from the ground up, forged under wartime pressure, sharpened through negotiations with senior public officials, and focused on what comes next for your business.
My first purchase order was for about $1,000, supplying trash receptacles. I went on to build a contracting business that grew into millions of dollars in work across products, services, logistics, transportation, and infrastructure support. I know how much can begin with a small order and how much the business has to grow to handle what comes next.
My stateside (CONUS) experience includes the contracting community around Huntsville, Redstone Arsenal, and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. I bring that background to work with owners assessing opportunities, building teaming strategies, and preparing their businesses for the demands of performance.
My overseas (OCONUS) experience in Iraq and the Gulf region included supporting the Multinational Security Transition Command in Iraq (MNSTC-I) through nine regional warehouses and logistics operations serving Iraqi Security Forces across 18 provinces. Our warehouses received, stored, and issued a large part of the more than $1 billion in materials and equipment ordered for Iraq’s reconstruction. I also worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Directorate of Contracting, and contractors including Halliburton/KBR, Fluor Daniel, and Combat Support Associates. Today, you work directly with me to apply that operating perspective to the choices in front of your business.
My experience also includes high visibility task orders from the Pentagon.
A closer look at the Iraq logistics experience
Lee Dynamics International provided resources and management to establish or operate nine regional warehouses and retail logistics support for Iraqi Security Forces across 18 provinces. The work involved Iraq’s Ministries of Defense and Interior and the command’s operating environment. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, this high visibility project supported a critical logistics mission: supplying and sustaining Iraqi Security Forces.
The company’s capabilities also included practical and instructional counterpart training in intake, inventory, and redistribution, with carpentry and inventory clerk support among its described activities.
The work behind
the advice.
The photographs tell part of the story: a small beginning, growing responsibilities, and work across U.S. and international markets.
Watch the journey behind the advice. Then let’s talk about what you are building and where that experience can help.
Experience carries responsibility.
I built a contracting business from nothing, turning hard work and determination into multimillion-dollar contracts at home and abroad. Later in that journey, while still a young business owner, I became caught up in a culture of corruption and made decisions I regret. I took responsibility for my actions, pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and bribery charges, and completed my sentence. The case received national and international coverage, including reporting by The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Iraq Business News. My experience—from building at scale to facing failure and rebuilding—has sharpened the judgment I bring to every client. I help you recognize opportunity, anticipate costly pitfalls, and navigate government contracting with sound decisions, efficient planning, and a clear focus on performance, growth, and compliance with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements.
Public record and professional role
The federal record lists July 8, 2017 as the end date of my prior debarment. I now provide independent executive advisory services; clients retain control of their companies, contracting decisions, and submissions. Advisory services do not imply government endorsement or establish a client’s eligibility for an award.
Historical SIGIR debarment listing · 2011 plea · 2015 sentencing
Strategic advisory does not constitute legal advice, an audit, or compliance certification.
The GovCon Growth & Protection Framework.
A readiness assessment. A growth blueprint. A focused pursuit plan. Practical tools for deciding where to compete and preparing to perform.
Diagnose honestly
Get a clear view of your readiness: capabilities, registrations, finances, operations, past performance, compliance, relationships, and the gaps standing between you and your goals.
A GovCon Readiness Assessment and a list of priority gaps.
Build the Blueprint
Choose your direction: target agencies, industry and product codes, contract types, contracts reserved for eligible businesses, prime or subcontract routes, and the priorities that deserve your attention.
A customized Growth Blueprint for the next 90 days and the year ahead.
Position to compete
Make your case clear to buyers and partners. Align your SAM.gov and SBA profiles, capability statement, website, LinkedIn, proof of capability, and pricing position.
Positioning corrections and a credibility plan.
Develop the market
Find where to focus. Study buying history, forecasts, incumbent contracts, and upcoming needs; map the buyers, small business offices, primes, and partners to approach.
A qualified opportunity pipeline and strategy for developing relationships.
Capture and pursue
Give each pursuit a reason to proceed. Evaluate fit, teaming, pricing, requirements, proposal strategy, and negotiations before committing more time and resources.
A focused pursuit plan for priority opportunities.
Perform, protect, and scale
Prepare for the responsibilities of the award: kickoff, cash flow, invoicing, documentation, compliance, performance evaluations, customer relationships, and the next competition.
A plan for contract performance and expansion.
Discovery identifies your starting point. Before work begins, we agree which stages and deliverables your engagement includes, the depth of support, and who is responsible for each part of the work.
Put experience
on your side.
Start with the decision in front of you. A Discovery Session helps establish where you stand and what deserves attention. From there, choose a roadmap, ongoing executive support, or a focused performance review.
Bring your goals and your toughest questions. In 60 to 90 minutes, we examine your capabilities, capacity, registrations, past performance, obstacles, and contracting position. Leave with a GovCon Readiness Scorecard and clear next decisions.
$495 Government Contract Growth BlueprintGive your growth a direction. Your customized roadmap connects priority markets, target agencies, NAICS/PSC alignment, contract vehicles, and contracts reserved for eligible businesses to an action plan for the next 90 days and a plan for the year ahead.
From $4,500per project Guided Implementation AdvisoryFor teams ready to put their plan into action. Work directly with me in two advisory sessions of 60 minutes each per month, with a monthly review of your plan for the next 90 days and up to five opportunity reviews per month focused on fit and whether to pursue. I provide guidance and review; your team carries out the work.
$3,000per month · 3 months initially Strategic Growth AdvisoryFor teams pursuing priority contracts. In weekly executive sessions, I help you decide whether to bid and shape the capture strategy for up to two active priority pursuits. You receive guidance on the decisions and approach; your team manages and executes the pursuit work.
From $6,000per month · 3 months initially Executive Growth Advisory FlagshipFor leaders managing growth across multiple pursuits. Work directly with me through weekly executive strategy sessions and a monthly session with your leadership team, with advisory oversight of up to four priority pursuits and priority executive access. I help your leadership team assess decisions and direction; your team leads execution.
From $10,000per month Contract Performance & CPARS Readiness Review After awardTake a closer look at performance after the award: deliverables, documentation, invoicing, subcontractor controls, modification risk, and CPARS readiness. Receive a register of performance risks, recommendations for corrective action, and a Contract Readiness Plan for the next 90 days.
Custom quoteafter assessmentStarting prices reflect the scope described. For customized engagements, we confirm the scope and a fixed project fee or monthly rate after assessment and before work begins. Additional advisory work is quoted separately.
Second Chance Contractor
Second Chance Contractor is a developing education pilot for justice-impacted people who are incarcerated or returning home. It starts with a belief: people rebuilding their lives deserve a practical chance to turn their skills into a business they can own and sustain. I know what it means to rebuild after incarceration. I also know how a small beginning can grow: my first government contract was a $1,000 purchase order for trash receptacles. I bring that lived experience together with years of U.S. and international contracting operations. Welding, HVAC, janitorial work, and plumbing can become starting points for manageable service work, local public purchases, or subcontracts. Participants learn to assess readiness, define a service, understand requirements, price work, and prepare to deliver. A $500, $1,000, or $2,000 job is an illustration of starting small, not a promised award. A capability statement and 30- and 90-day plans help organize the next steps. The aim is to build readiness, grow at a sustainable pace, and create greater independence and opportunity.
Explore Second Chance Contractor
Second Chance Contractor provides educational instruction only. The program does not provide legal advice, licensing services, or eligibility determinations. Participants must verify applicable requirements with qualified counsel and the relevant licensing or contracting authority.
Apply for a Discovery Session.
Tell Justin about your business and the decision in front of you. You can also write directly to justin@jwleeconsulting.com.
- Work directly with Justin. Your questions, your business, and an experienced advisor at the table.
- Start with an inquiry. Scope and next steps are agreed before a session is scheduled.
- Share only what is needed. Please keep sensitive personal and financial details out of this initial inquiry.