If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul torture yet another metaphor, this time using storm surge to discuss the wave upon...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Paul welcomes USAF Major Dan Finkenstadt to the podcast to discuss knowledge-based services. (KBS) Dan has had...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The question was “How do I get to the decision maker?”. Before we can answer that one...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Back in the “good old days” of acquisition reform, 20 plus years ago, FAR Part 12 was...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Price to win? Why would anyone price to lose? Paul discusses the purpose of and methodology behind...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul respond to a Skyway Community member’s question about fall out money. What is “end...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Three contracting officers walk into a bar… Have you heard that one? What do you think of...
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!) We’re all busy. That doesn’t mean we’re all productive. Kevin and Paul discuss a strategy many...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Learn how recognize and use your company’s competitive advantages to lock your competitors out of a competition. ...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul describe the symptoms of a preventable disease that often infects the incumbent contractor during...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses real world application of the Acquisition Time Zones with Myran Hunter. Myran is a capture...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the phenomenon of “happy ears”. (otherwise known to the world as confirmation bias)...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) In this encore presentation of one of the earliest Contracting Officer Podcast episodes, Kevin and Paul provide...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the FAR’s preference for telecommuting. (or working remotely in more modern lingo) Learn...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Prior to negotiations it is common for both Government and industry contracts folks to get “clearance” to...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul return to CLINs to dig deeper into the Contracting Officer’s responsibilities regarding CLIN structure. ...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul provide a simplified overview of wrap rates including what cost components make up a...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Government requests for proposals (RFPs) contain many explicit requirements. They also include many “buried” requirements that, if...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the common question “when should I contact the Contracting Officer during the acquisition...