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033 How Do Sole Source Contracts Work?

  • June 29, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/285090-how-do-sole-source-contracts-work.mp3
Are Sole Source Awards Easier?  In this episode Kevin and Paul debate this listener question. A Contracting Officer (and listener!) took issue with a comment from a previous episode regarding sole source contracts and provided...

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032 What I Learned About Proposals With Vicky Strycharske – Part 2

  • June 22, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/283290-032-what-i-learned-about-proposals-with-vicky-strycharske-part-2.mp3
In Part 2 of this special episode, Kevin and Paul continue their conversation about proposals with Vicky Strycharske, Senior Proposal Manager at Skyway Acquisition Solutions.  This is another “what I wish I knew”episode that covers...

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031 What I Learned About Proposals – Special Guest Vicky Strycharske – Part 1

  • June 14, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/281084-031-what-i-learned-about-proposals-special-guest-vicky-strycharske-part-1.mp3
In this special episode, Kevin and Paul discuss proposals with Vicky Strycharske, Senior Proposal Manager at Skyway Acquisition Solutions.  This is another “what I wish I knew” episode that covers nuances of the RFP and...

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030 What is a Competitive Range Determination?

  • June 8, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/279223-30-what-is-a-competitive-range-determination.mp3
In this episode Kevin and Paul describe one step of the Government’s source selection process, Competitive Range Determinations. They explain the purpose of competitive range determinations, when the determination takes place, and why the Government...

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029 Subcontracting and Teaming

  • June 1, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/277337-029-subcontracting-and-teaming.mp3
In this episode Kevin and Paul discuss the balance that both industry and the Government must consider as they plan how best to meet a requirement. Industry must decide whether or not outside vendors, suppliers,...

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028 What is a Small Business Set-Aside

  • May 24, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/275367-028-what-is-a-small-business-set-aside.mp3
In this episode Kevin and Paul discuss the purpose of small business set-asides.   Why would the Government only allow small businesses to bid on some opportunities? Learn the different types of set-asides and why they...

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027 Special Guest – Michael Fischetti (NCMA) Part 2

  • May 17, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/273416-027-special-guest-michael-fischetti-ncma-part-2.mp3
Part 2 of our interview with Michael Fischetti, Executive Director of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA).Part 1 focused on the training and education that contracts professionals receive, including questions of “depth or breadth” in...

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026 Special Guest – Michael Fischetti (NCMA) Part 1

  • May 11, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272542-026-special-guest-michael-fischetti-ncma-part-1.mp3
A big welcome to our first guest on the Contracting Officer Podcast.   Michael Fischetti, Executive Director of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), stopped by the official CO Podcast studio to discuss professionalism in contracting. ...

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025 Proposals – How much do they cost?

  • May 4, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272543-025-proposals-how-much-do-they-cost.mp3
In this episode Kevin and Paul discuss the cost of writing a proposal in response to a Government RFP.  How much does it cost to write a proposal?  What drivers can increase or decrease the...

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024 Listener Q and A #2

  • April 27, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272544-024-listener-q-and-a-2.mp3
In this episode Kevin and Paul answer listeners’ questions. Specific topics are: What is an Award Fee Contract? What does “incremental funding” mean? What is “Certified Cost and Pricing Data? What is meant by the...

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023 What is a Protest?

  • April 19, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272545-023-what-is-a-protest.mp3
What is a Protest?  When Should I Protest?  What Can I Protest?  How Do I Submit a Protest? In this episode Kevin and Paul provide answers to these questions and more.   The discussion goes far...

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022 What are Weighted Guidelines?

  • April 12, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272546-022-what-are-weighted-guidelines.mp3
What are weighted guidelines? In this episode Kevin and Paul discuss the Government’s use of a structured approach to determine fair and reasonable profit during sole source negotiations. They explain what weighted guidelines are and...

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021 PreRFP Communication

  • April 5, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272547-021-prerfp-communication.mp3
How much communication between the Government and Industry is necessary prior to release of the RFP?   In this episode Paul and Kevin the reasons why increased communications are critical to the Government acquisition process, leading...

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020 Proposal Schedules

  • March 29, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272548-020-proposal-schedules.mp3
How much time does an offeror need to submit a proposal? How much time is not enough? How much time is too much? What is the contractor doing with that time? As contracting officers, we...

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019 What are the Colors of Money?

  • March 22, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272549-019-what-are-the-colors-of-money.mp3
What does “Color of Money” mean?   This episode explains different types of appropriations and how they impact acquisitions and the Government’s behavior.  Kevin and Paul give examples of why the color of money matters and...

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018 Listener Questions #1 – Evaluations

  • March 16, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272550-018-listener-questions-1-evaluations.mp3
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a Government source selection?  In this episode Kevin and Paul provide a glimpse behind the curtain and answer a listener’s questions about the source selection process....

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017 What is a Justification & Approval (J & A)?

  • March 9, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272551-017-what-is-a-justification-approval-j-a.mp3
J&A (Justification and Approval) is the common term used to describe the documentation required for a contracting officer to proceed with an acquisition using other than full and open competition.  (also known as sole source...

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016 The Importance of Targeting

  • March 2, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272552-016-the-importance-of-targeting.mp3
Targeting is a critical element of winning in the federal market. Poor targeting creates many of the problems we discuss on the Contracting Officer Podcast – from miscommunication between buyer and seller, to adversarial debriefs,...

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015 The Source Selection Zone (Zone 4)

  • February 22, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272553-015-the-source-selection-zone-zone-4.mp3
The last in a 4 part series describing the Acquisition Time Zones in greater detail.  (see Episode 003 for an overview of the Time Zones) In this episode Kevin and Paul discuss what happens after...

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014 The RFP Zone (Zone 3)

  • February 15, 2015
http://www.buzzsprout.com/43525/272554-014-the-rfp-zone-zone-3.mp3
The third in a 4 part series describing the Acquisition Time Zones in greater detail.  (see Episode 003 for an overview of the  Time Zones) In this episode Kevin and Paul describe what information must...

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