Ray Lee

Ray Lee serves as a Contracting Noncommissioned Officer at W6QM MICC-JB Lewis-McChord, supporting the Department of the Army’s mission to sustain operational readiness through facilities and services procurement. In this role, he executes full-cycle contracting actions under FAR and DFARS guidelines, focusing on non-defense-related instructional and support services critical to base functionality. His acquisitions primarily enable environmental compliance, infrastructure maintenance, and quality-of-life programs for military and civilian personnel, ensuring alignment with Army sustainability and readiness goals. Ray operates within a highly regulated environment, balancing mission requirements with fiscal accountability and regulatory compliance. Ray’s primary contractor relationship is with the Port of Moses Lake, a key partner in delivering specialized logistical and instructional support services. While his portfolio includes limited interactions with other small vendors, his contracting pattern reflects a strategic reliance on this single, trusted entity for recurring needs. His working relationships are characterized by consistent collaboration, long-term operational alignment, and a focus on performance-based outcomes rather than transactional procurement. Ray prioritizes clarity in statement of work development and ensures contractors meet stringent service-level expectations tied to base operations. Ray Lee demonstrates an unwavering commitment to small business participation, with 100% of his acquisitions structured as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. This reflects a deliberate policy to maximize economic opportunity for small businesses within the military support ecosystem, ensuring that contracting activity directly benefits the small business community without reliance on large business or subcontracting pathways. His approach aligns with Department of Defense socioeconomic objectives, fostering equitable access and capacity building among eligible small entities. His procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 611699, All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction, indicating a specialized niche in non-traditional educational and workforce development services. These acquisitions support tailored training, certification programs, and instructional support that enhance personnel readiness and compliance with installation-wide operational standards. Ray’s expertise lies in defining scope, evaluating technical proposals, and managing performance metrics for non-academic, mission-critical instruction services.