070 What is an ACRN?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. What is an ACRN? Yes, another confusing Government acquisition term. ACRN is an acronym for Accounting Classification...
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071 What is Price Reasonableness?
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Special Announcement – GCP Summit
The Contracting Officer Podcast is excited to announce that Kevin and Paul are speaking at the inaugural Government Contract Pricing Summit. The Government Contract Pricing (GCP) Summit 2016 is a...
View Article072 ENCORE – What is a Small Business Set-Aside?
Listen and Learn…What is a small business set-aside? Why would the Government allow only small businesses to bid on some opportunities? In this ENCORE presentation, Kevin and Paul discuss the different...
View Article073 The Apparent Winner – Pre-Award Notices for Small Business Programs
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) A unique feature of small business set-aside source selections is the Contracting Officer...
View Article074 What is FOIA?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is the Freedom of Information Act? (FOIA) The Freedom of Information Act is a law...
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075 What are Unallowable Costs?
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View Article076 What is a Novation?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is a novation? How is it different than a name change? How do you know which one...
View Article077 Proposal Submission and Receipt
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What happens if you don’t submit your proposal by the time specified in the RFP? Are you...
View Article078 What is a Contractor Responsibility Determination?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Government Contracting Officers are required to make a determination that a contractor is...
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079 What is a Pre-Award Survey?
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View Article080 What is a NAICS Code?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Federal government uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)...
View ArticleSBA Final Rule on Non-Manufacturer Rule and IT Contractors
On January 26, 2016, SBA issued its final rule regarding proposed size standard increases to numerous NAICS codes. However, there is a new clarification from SBA that Information Technology Value...
View Article081 ENCORE – What is a COTR? What is a COR?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What does a COTR do? What can a COR direct a contractor to do? What is outside the scope...
View ArticleTools to contract with the Government and maintain a healthy cash flow (Part 1)
Are you trying to figure out how to have a government contract while still maintaining some semblance of cash flow? Here are a couple methods where you can work with your Contracting Officer to put...
View Article082 Which Clauses Belong in my Contract?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) How does a Contracting Officer decide which clauses are included in a contract? Does...
View ArticleTools to contract with the Government and maintain a healthy cash flow – Part 2
Are you trying to figure out how to have a government contract while still maintaining some semblance of cash flow? Here are a couple methods where you can work with your Contracting Officer to put...
View Article083 The Value of Context
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) How does context influence perception in Government Acquisition? Kevin and Paul discuss...
View ArticleGovernment Contract Clauses are like Warning Labels
A fact we all accept: federal contracts have a LOT of clauses. Get this – they have so many that the clauses get their own section in most contracts (Section I, if you’re curious). Many of the clauses...
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084 The Execution Time Zones
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This episode is brought to you by PROPRICER(TM), the #1 proposal pricing and cost analysis...
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