Lee Cohen

Lee L. Cohen serves as a Supervisory Contracting Officer with broad authority over the planning, solicitation, and award of complex professional and technical services contracts. In this leadership role, Cohen oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions, ensuring compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation and promoting efficient, transparent procurement practices. Their portfolio centers on scientific, technical, and analytical services, with a strong emphasis on consulting, laboratory instrumentation, and specialized technical support. Cohen plays a critical role in aligning procurement strategy with agency mission objectives, ensuring that contract vehicles support high-priority technical initiatives and innovation-driven requirements. While specific contractor names are not available, Cohen’s procurement patterns reflect consistent engagement with a diverse pool of vendors, including large primes, mid-tier technical firms, and small business subcontractors. Their working relationships are characterized by a preference for performance-based contracting, competitive sealed bidding, and negotiated acquisitions under FAR Part 15. Cohen fosters collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in clear performance metrics and rigorous contract administration, ensuring accountability and mission readiness. Cohen’s set-aside preferences reveal a strong but measured commitment to socioeconomic programs. The majority of acquisitions—82.6%—are conducted as full and open competitions, yet a deliberate 17.4% of awards are reserved for small business categories, including Total Small Business Set-Asides, HUBZone firms, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. This balanced approach reflects a strategic intent to maximize competition while actively supporting disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the technical services sector. The primary NAICS focus areas include 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), underscoring expertise in advisory, analytical, and specialized technical support. Additional procurement activity targets 334516 (Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing) and 332618 (Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing), indicating technical proficiency in instrumentation and precision manufacturing. Cohen’s domain expertise spans laboratory operations, technical consulting, and mission-critical engineering services, positioning them as a key steward of high-complexity, low-volume acquisitions in niche technical fields.