If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses equitable adjustments with special guest Gene Lavastida.
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul compare the advantages and disadvantages of Pre-Award and Post-Award Debriefs.
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss FAR 3.2: Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel. Learn why common behaviors in the…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Who makes the decision to purchase something for the Government? The answer depends on many factors, but…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the variables that impact Industry’s ability to provide resources (meaning people) to meet…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin welcomes special guest Vicki Strycharske to discuss the first 4 steps that Industry should take when…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss communications between the Government and Industry, focusing on the period before the RFP…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul dive into one of the most exciting topics ever dared on the podcast: the…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) In this ENCORE presentation, Kevin and Paul introduce the Execution Time Zones – a helpful way to…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin holds a roundtable (or round-Skype) discussion with Christi Gilbert (an industry contracts/proposal manager) and Steve Lucianetti…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul review the basic elements required to create a legal contract. This is the first…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the value of communicating schedule changes as early as possible. Changes that aren’t…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses the role of the Proposal Manager with special guest Vicky Strycharske. Vicky is a former…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This is an update to one of our earliest podcasts, Episode 16 “The Importance of Targeting”. We…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We’re happy to welcome back one of our favorite retired Contracting Officers, Shelley Hall. Shelley and Paul…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) “The debriefing is an opportunity to prevent protests, not cause them.” Kevin and Paul return to the…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul explore the important distinctions between Personal Services contracts and the more common Non-Personal Services…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Why do modifications to Government contracts take so long to process? (one of the great mysteries of…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Sometimes a contractor is unable to deliver the required goods or services according to the terms of…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Government Fiscal Year (GFY is the common acronym) runs 1 October through 30 September. The last…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Few contracts are executed without changes. (longer term or complex contracts anyway…) Government contracts generally contain a…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We’ve covered the Government’s acquisition process in many different episodes. Today Kevin and Paul discuss Industry’s proposal…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The first event after contract award is usually the contract kickoff meeting. Learn how this important meeting…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) One of the best shortcuts to learn and grow is to get perspective from people with different…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the importance of teaming decisions and how these decisions can impact winning and…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) How does the Government determine that a price is fair and reasonable? Analysis! Kevin and Paul discuss…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Government market is constantly evolving. But some things never change. Kevin and Paul discuss what won’t…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This is an encore presentation of a very early episode. How much time does Industry need to…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss Small Business Goals. Learn where the goals come from, what happens when the…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is a Sources Sought Synopsis? What about a Sources Sought Notice? Same thing? What is one…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the importance of identifying opportunities earlier than you need to. Learn why both…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Today we welcome special guest Kevin Lothridge, the CEO of the National Forensic Science Technology Center. Our…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Sometimes a contract needs to be modified after award. Some changes are administrative. Other changes may impact…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is the difference between a Firm Fixed Price contract and a Cost Reimbursable contract? If you’ve…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Commercial Off the Shelf? (COTS) Is that the same as a Commercial Item? Good question! Kevin and…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Another year, another potential Government shutdown. What does this really mean for Government contractors? What does it…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Writing a Request for Proposals (RFP) without understanding industry’s capabilities and the state of the market is…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Profit can be a divisive issue in the Government market. How much is appropriate? How much is…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) When is a cost-reimbursable contract not completely reimbursable? The Government’s obligation is limited to the estimated cost…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Today we welcome back special guest Shelley Hall to discuss contract closeout. Paul and Shelley provide an…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This is an encore presentation of a topic that has made the news as our new President’s…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Before the Government can buy supplies and services from the open market they must consider “Required Sources”….
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) In a bit of a departure from the normal CO Podcast topics, we get a little “philosophical”. …
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Episode 002 introduced our take on the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 Rule (of thumb) plays on Pareto’s…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Do the words cost and price mean the same thing to you? In most of your life…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Past performance is the bridge to the next contract, whether it is winning new work or just…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) It’s time to wrap up the Execution Zones with the final episode in the series: The Wrap…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) One of the best shortcuts to learn and grow is to get perspective from people with different…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul dive into contract terminations. (FAR Part 49) Learn the difference between termination for convenience…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) It is likely that your contract will require some kind of modification over its period of performance….
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses the challenges that small businesses face as they strive to win their first prime contract…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Who makes the decision to purchase something for the Government? The answer depends on many factors, but…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Recompete Zone is here! Are you ready to compete just to keep doing the work you’re…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Welcome back special guest Christi Gilbert! Kevin and Christi discuss subcontract management, specifically relating to service contracts. …
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) FAR Part 16.401 describes incentive contracts. Incentives fall into 3 general categories: cost, performance, and schedule. Kevin…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This is an encore presentation of our overview of Incentive Contracts. Look for separate episodes that dive…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This special episode is a recording of Kevin and Paul live at the Government Contract Pricing Summit….
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is a Task Order? How are task orders managed by Industry? What should Government acquisition teams…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is Government Furnished Property? (GFP) Kevin and Paul walk through the basics of GFP. Learn how…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) has been designated as the Federal Government-wide solution for collection…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Another excellent episode in our interview series! Kevin talks to Wendy Frieman, a professional proposal manager who…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Welcome to the Performance Zone! This is where the work gets done… Kevin and Paul introduced the…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Cost proposals for Government contracts can be quite different than a proposal or quote in the commercial…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Welcome to the Honeymoon Zone! Possibly the happiest time in a contract life cycle for both Government…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Learn from a professional proposal manager! Kevin interviews Wendy Frieman, a veteran proposal manager who also happens…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) FAR Part 16.401 describes incentive contracts. Incentives fall into 3 general categories: cost, performance, and schedule. Kevin…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Ethics never goes out of style…except maybe in election years. If you’re a Government contractor, the FAR…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The latest in our continuing series on targeting. First we covered reachable market, target market, and your…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Negotiations are an important part of the Government acquisition world. (and the rest of your life, of…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) FAR Part 16.401 describes incentive contracts. Incentives fall into 3 general categories: cost, performance, and schedule. Kevin…