Richard Ahn has joined Connected Logistics as Cost Estimating & Pricing Director to support the strategic growth of Connected Logistics and its Joint Venture (JV), Canopy Health, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation 2 (T4NG2) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Prime. Richard brings a proven track record of leading comprehensive pricing strategies for dozens of prime bids annually. Over the past nine years, Richard has overseen a pipeline of more than $7 Billion, resulting in task order awards valued at more than $1 Billion. His wealth of knowledge across numerous Federal Government Agencies, IDIQs, GWACs, BPAs, industry partners, and evolving pricing strategies – coupled with strong analytical skills – were instrumental in the growth of Richard’s previous employer from a small to a large business.
Working in collaboration with Connected Logistics’ and Canopy Health’s Growth, Technical Solutioning, Human Resources/Recruiting, and Operations teams, Richard will formulate winning pricing strategies and uphold high-quality proposal standards by leading the end-to-end pricing process, encompassing basis of estimate and Q&A development, internal scheduling, market research, teammate rate negotiations, and development of pricing narratives for Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time & Materials (T&M), Cost Reimbursable (CR), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), and Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contracts.
“I am honored to join Connected Logistics. It’s more than a professional milestone for me; it’s an opportunity to be part of an organization dedicated to supporting our Veterans through enterprise logistics, IT, and health IT-related programs. Now is an exciting time to be part of a company poised to achieve great things, giving back to our Veterans while delivering impactful solutions for our clients and the US Taxpayer,” said Richard Ahn.
According to Connected Logistics’ Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and Canopy Health’s Responsible Manager, Eric P. Strauss, “Richard’s depth and breadth of cost estimating and pricing experience and his critical thinking skills will be instrumental in our continued growth across the Department of Defense (DoD), VA, and other Federal Civilian Agencies.”
About Connected Logistics: Our Armed Forces operate the most vast, complex, and critical supply chain and information networks on the planet. Led by Army Veterans, Connected Logistics supplies the solutions for managing these smartly, employing IT to facilitate rapid decision making. With the right information, processes, and support systems, our clients succeed in the most adverse support missions. Bridging the gap between Logistics and IT, we provide mission critical services in areas such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Cybersecurity, Operational Technology (OT), Enterprise IT System Implementation, Program Management, Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Business Process Reengineering, and Information Assurance. Connected Logistics is an SBA-certified SDVOSB based in Huntsville, Alabama with a significant presence in the National Capital Region (NCR) and employees strategically located near our clients both CONUS and OCONUS. We leverage Veteran talent and commercial expertise to streamline and improve IT systems and support operations for the US Army, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), VA, and other Federal Agencies.
About Canopy Health: With 400,000+ employees, making it the second largest Federal Agency, the VA is charged with operating one of the country’s largest integrated healthcare systems, and providing lifelong healthcare services, disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, insurance, and burial benefits to more than nine-million Veterans and family members. Canopy Health, a SDVOSB JV, provides the VA with Technology Transformed Today, for Tomorrow through the $60.7B ceiling VA T4NG2 IDIQ. Canopy Health brings together Connected Logistics’ 16+ years of experience supporting enterprise IT programs for Federal Agencies with a certified SBA 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD) Native Hawaiian-Owned (NHO) and Veteran-operated small business to provide VA with program and project management, IT logistics, requirements analysis, cyber operations, full lifecycle software development, operations and maintenance, Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), quality assurance, asset management, and change management.
To learn more about how Connected Logistics and Canopy Health can assist your Federal Agency, program, company, or organization, please visit www.LOGC2.com and www.canopyjv.com.
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