John H. Ely
Principal
Deep Water Point, LLC
Summary
Mr. John Ely, is a 35-year veteran of the federal contracting environment, having served in the Departments of Defense, Treasury and Homeland Security. Much of his experience has been in the field of information technology systems and services acquisition. Mr. Ely brings his wealth of knowledge of the federal acquisition environment, especially in the areas of contract capture and successful contract performance, to all of his Deep Water Point clients.
Accomplishments
Prior to joining Deep Water Point, Mr. Ely served as the procurement executive for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from 2004 to early 2011. Here, he was responsible for an annual contract spend of over $3.4 billion dollars. Under Mr. Ely’s leadership, his organization became a center of excellence for the acquisition of information technology products and services, aircraft and marine vessels, architect, engineering and construction services and of law enforcement subsistence products.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Ely served as a senior procurement official at the Internal Revenue Service where he led the information technology acquisition organization and was subsequently appointed as deputy executive director of procurement. Mr. Ely’s accomplishments at the IRS include the creation of the award-winning Treasury Information Processing Support Service (TIPSS) program, and the hardware-oriented Treasury Departmental Acquisition (TDA). He received the General Services Administration’s Trail Boss of the Year Award for his acquisition leadership in implementing the TIPSS program.
Mr. Ely spent his first 15 years of federal service in the Department of Defense negotiating contracts in support of the Department of the Army and Office of the Secretary of Defense. His efforts resulted in the award of essential contracts for joint-service health care systems and other military applications.
Personal
Mr. Ely holds a degree in business administration from the University of Maryland.