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innovative technology products for the petroleum industry. He has consulted for companies in
the United States and in Brazil.
Ira Lewis received a BA and MBA from the University of Ottawa in 1980 and 1982. From
1982 to 1998, he worked for Canada’s Department of National Defence in acquisition- and
logistics-related positions. Dr. Lewis received a PhD in Logistics and Operations Management
from Arizona State University in 1992. Since joining the Naval Postgraduate School faculty as
an Associate Professor in 1998, Dr. Lewis has taught courses in defense transportation and
logistics management. His research interests include cultural change and organizational
integration within military logistics systems and partnership programs between the DoD and the
transportation industry. He is a recipient of a Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding
Instructional Performance at NPS, and has authored or co-authored articles in Transportation
Journal, the Journal of Business Logistics, the International Journal of Physical Distribution and
Logistics Management, the International Public Management Journal, and the Journal of Public
Procurement. Dr. Lewis also served as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the NPS Graduate
School of Business and Public Policy from October 2002 to March 2006.
Rene G. Rendon is on the faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School where he teaches
graduate acquisition and contract management courses. Prior to his appointment at the Naval
Postgraduate School, he served for more than 22 years as an acquisition and contracting officer
in the United States Air Force. His Air Force career included assignments as a contracting
officer for major space launch systems and satellite programs, as well as the F-22 Advanced
Tactical Fighter and the Peacekeeper ICBM. Rendon also served as a contracting squadron
commander, and as a contracts manager for the NCR Corporation. He has earned Bachelor,
Master’s, and Doctorate degrees in business administration and has taught for the UCLA
Government Contracts program and was also a senior faculty member for the Keller Graduate
School of Management.
Dr. Rendon has earned professional certifications from the National Contract
Management Association (NCMA), the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and the Project
Management Institute (PMI). He has received the prestigious Fellow Award from NCMA, and
he was recognized with the United States Air Force Outstanding Officer in Contracting Award.
He has also received the NCMA National Education Award, the NCMA Outstanding Fellow
Award, and the NCMA Charles J. Delaney Memorial Award for the best published article on
contract management. Dr. Rendon is the Chair of ISM's Federal Acquisition and Subcontract
Management Group, a member of the ISM Certification Committee, as well as on the Editorial
Review Board for the ISM Inside Supply Management. He is a member of the NCMA Board of
Advisors, as well as associate editor for its Journal of Contract Management. Dr. Rendon has
published articles in Contract Management, the Journal of Contract Management, Program
Manager, Project Management Journal, and PM Network, and is co-author of Contract
Management Organizational Assessment Tools published in 2005.
Abstract:
The DoD’s services acquisition volume has continued to increase in scope and dollars in
the past decade. Between FY 1999 to FY 2003, the DoD’s spending on services increased by
66%, and in FY 2003, the DoD spent over $118 billion or approximately 57% of total DoD’s
procurement dollars on services (GAO, 2005b). In recent years, the DoD has spent more on
services than on supplies, equipment and goods, even considering the high value of weapon
systems and large military items (RAND, 2004). These services belong to a very broad set of
activities ranging from grounds maintenance to space launch operations. The major categories
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