Practical Solutions for
Mission Success
Graff Gessaman Consulting (GGC): a woman-owned small business drawing on decades of experience to provide federal agency and private sector clients with contracts, grants, and acquisition expertise.
Contracts, Procurement & Grant Advisory Services
GGC provides practical government contracting solutions to capitalize on business and grant opportunities with the government.
We leverage decades of experience and expertise to help our clients navigate obstacles and common pitfalls in contracts and procurement.
Our valuable insight helps clients better understand the government's perspective, heading off costly conflicts that can arise during performance.
Internal Business Processes Review
Focusing on efficiency and compliance; designed for contractors without staff dedicated Contracts and Procurement
​Contracting Basics Training for Non-Contract Professionals
Contracts 101: A customizable course providing an introductory overview of Federal Government Contracting
Proposal Assistance
Introduction to Federal and Non-profit Grants
A customizable half day course that provides an overview of the Federal Grants and non-profit grants process
Lea Wernick
Principal
With over fifteen years of experience in the contracts management profession, Lea Wernick has a deep knowledge of United States Government contracting, subcontracting, and procurement. Lea has served as a warranted Federal Government Contracting Officer. In that role she awarded contracts, peer-reviewed contract awards for other Contracting Officers and Contract Specialists, and was responsible for other contract administration duties.
In her work in the private sector, Lea has supported hundreds of contracts, international and domestic, throughout the contract lifecycle. She has experience with grant preparation and submittal. She has taught classes on Contracts Administration designed to give an overview of the basic contracting principles for stakeholders in the contracting and grant award process.
Lea holds the FAC-C Level II Certification and was awarded the Certified Professional Contract Manager designation after completing a course of study and exam by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). She is currently a member of the NCMA.
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Lea is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, and holds a Master’s Certificate in Contracts and Procurement from the University of Virginia.
