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Amboy, Washington · Est. by a retired USAF contracting officer

Twenty-one years signing contracts for the Air Force. Now on your side of the table.

Lewis River Services, LLC brings federal-grade accounting, business management, and contract management to small businesses in Clark County — without big-firm overhead or big-firm jargon.

Service record — K. Curtis, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)
0001 Years in federal contracting 21
0002 Contract portfolio overseen, USAF Nuclear Weapons Center $136B
0003 Contracting professionals led 70+
0004 Contracting warrant at retirement Unlimited

What we do

Three services, one point of contact

Most clients start with the most pressing need. The rest connects naturally — your books, your operations, and your contracts all tell one story.

Accounting

Clean, current books you can hand to a lender, a tax preparer, or a government auditor without apology.

  • Bookkeeping & reconciliation
  • Payroll support
  • Lender- and audit-ready financials

Business management

Practical help for owners making real decisions — pricing, cash flow, growth, and getting organized.

  • Business planning & budgeting
  • Cash-flow forecasting
  • Entity, licensing & process guidance

Contract management

Contracts read, negotiated, and administered by someone who wrote them for a living — commercial or federal.

  • Contract review & negotiation support
  • Government contracting readiness
  • Proposal & bid support

Why it matters

What an Air Force contracting officer actually does

Contracting officers are the federal government's business agents. They are trained — over years, not weekends — in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, cost and price analysis, negotiation, source selection, and contract administration, and they hold a warrant: legal authority to commit the United States to a contract.

For 21 years, that was our principal's job — from base-level construction and services to a $136B strategic weapons portfolio. The same discipline now works for Clark County businesses.

We've evaluated thousands of bids

So we know exactly why proposals win — and why they quietly get set aside.

Trained in cost & price analysis

Pricing your work to be competitive and profitable is a learnable skill. We teach it.

Fluent in compliance

Regulations, reporting, and audits don't rattle someone who spent a career inside them.

Negotiation is second nature

From vendor terms to change orders, you get a seasoned negotiator in your corner.

A door most small businesses never open

The government buys what you sell

Federal, state, and local agencies buy landscaping, construction, janitorial services, IT support, food, trucking, and professional services — every year, on schedule, and they pay. Most small businesses never bid because the process looks impenetrable.

It isn't — when your guide spent two decades on the buying side. We help you register, get certified, find opportunities, and submit bids that an evaluator can actually score.

How it works

From first call to steady rhythm

STEP 01 Talk it through A short call or visit to understand your business and where things stand today. Free, no obligation.
STEP 02 Agree on scope A plain-language proposal: what we'll handle, what you'll handle, and what it costs. No surprise invoices.
STEP 03 Get caught up We bring books, filings, or paperwork current so there's a clean starting line.
STEP 04 Stay on track A monthly or quarterly cadence that keeps everything current — and you informed.

Ready to put federal-grade discipline to work?

Tell us what you're dealing with. First conversations are free and carry no obligation.