Clovice Lewis' Personal Notes - April 1, 1991 (11:00 AM)
Per a telephone conversation on Friday March 29 (11:30 a.m.) with Mike Kerr, I met with Mike Kerr in his office at LISC on Monday, April 1, 1991 at 11:00 a.m. He told me that his investigation of our relationship with LISC had revealed that we have done stellar work and that everyone he talked to was favorably impressed with TME.
I told Mike that we were told by Dave Etter on February 7, 1991 that he (Mike) had stopped the February 5, 1990 Statement of Work because he thought the cost was too high and that he personally knew of companies that could provide the same service for less. He responded that he was not aware of the February 5, 1990 Statement Of Work for $827,000 for TME to produce the tutorials that were required at that time, and that if he was aware of it, he would want to review the case anyway. When I asked him specifically if he had any knowledge of TME's activities before our meeting on March 28 he said that he had not - that Bud Brasier has never informed him of any bidding process, any problems with TME, nor was he aware of any meetings called for TME to justify its costs.
Mike told me that he had taken this matter up with the Lockheed legal department, who informed him that it was their opinion that no contract exists between LISC and TME. He told me that I was not to consider any documentation for Rough Order of Magnitude quotations, Statements of Work, or anything like that to be an indication of the award of a contract between LISC and any other company. He also said that LISC fully intends to exercise its legitimate right to determine a fair market value for any goods or services. Mike then said that LISC will contract with any other company it desires to provide computer based training in the future. "Anyone can come in here and type up a Statement of Work... it means nothing.", he said.
I gave Mike Kerr two documents: the January 21, 1991 proposal we gave to Bud Brasier, and a paper entitled The TME Explainer Series ™ He was very suspicious and asked me if I was trying to "build a case against them." I told him that these were simply documents that he needed to complete his files and that they were supposed to have been given to him by Dave Etter and Bud Brasier when he joined LISC in February.
An obtuse warning was then issued by Mike when he advised me that we (TME) should make sure I have a purchase order to cover any activities we conduct within the LISC building. I asked Mike to expedite our $20,000 invoice. He told me that he would certainly do that - that if Ron Barale promised this money, that he would see to it that we get a check for the full amount by Wednesday, April 3, 1991.
I told Mike that we were told by Dave Etter on February 7, 1991 that he (Mike) had stopped the February 5, 1990 Statement of Work because he thought the cost was too high and that he personally knew of companies that could provide the same service for less. He responded that he was not aware of the February 5, 1990 Statement Of Work for $827,000 for TME to produce the tutorials that were required at that time, and that if he was aware of it, he would want to review the case anyway. When I asked him specifically if he had any knowledge of TME's activities before our meeting on March 28 he said that he had not - that Bud Brasier has never informed him of any bidding process, any problems with TME, nor was he aware of any meetings called for TME to justify its costs.
Mike told me that he had taken this matter up with the Lockheed legal department, who informed him that it was their opinion that no contract exists between LISC and TME. He told me that I was not to consider any documentation for Rough Order of Magnitude quotations, Statements of Work, or anything like that to be an indication of the award of a contract between LISC and any other company. He also said that LISC fully intends to exercise its legitimate right to determine a fair market value for any goods or services. Mike then said that LISC will contract with any other company it desires to provide computer based training in the future. "Anyone can come in here and type up a Statement of Work... it means nothing.", he said.
I gave Mike Kerr two documents: the January 21, 1991 proposal we gave to Bud Brasier, and a paper entitled The TME Explainer Series ™ He was very suspicious and asked me if I was trying to "build a case against them." I told him that these were simply documents that he needed to complete his files and that they were supposed to have been given to him by Dave Etter and Bud Brasier when he joined LISC in February.
An obtuse warning was then issued by Mike when he advised me that we (TME) should make sure I have a purchase order to cover any activities we conduct within the LISC building. I asked Mike to expedite our $20,000 invoice. He told me that he would certainly do that - that if Ron Barale promised this money, that he would see to it that we get a check for the full amount by Wednesday, April 3, 1991.