250 – FAR Part 12 – Time & Materials
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 born...
View Article251 – How Do I Find the Decision Maker?
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 we...
View Article252 – The Three Rs of Knowledge-Based Services Acquisition with Dan Finkenstadt
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...
View Article253 – Storm Surge
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...
View Article254 – What is an ACRN? (Encore)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is an ACRN? Yes, another confusing Government acquisition term. ACRN is an acronym...
View Article255 – Can a Contractor Evaluate My Proposal?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Can a contractor evaluate your proposal? Tricky question. Kevin and Paul explain how this...
View Article256 – Federal budget at ground level (with Larry Leffler)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Paul welcomes special guest Larry Leffler of Leffler Consulting...
View Article257 – No Ghosting
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul expand on a blog written by Michael Derrios (Head of Contracting/Senior...
View Article258 – Is Bigger Better?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the impact of scale on government contracts. Learn how contract...
View Article259 – It’s Not What You Know, It’s How You Apply It
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Past performance is always an important factor in Government award decisions, but just...
View Article260 – Why is There Still a Contracting Officer Podcast?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The line above has been part of almost every podcast intro for the last 5 years. We know...
View Article261 – Select to Negotiate
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Can the Government negotiate with an individual offeror after the selection process has...
View Article262 – Stages of Money
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We talked about colors of money way back in Episode 19, including the limitations that are...
View Article263 – beta.sam.gov
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) GovCon isn’t static. Many of the common themes of the podcast, like context and...
View Article264 – Winning Your First Contract w/Mike LeJeune
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Today we welcome Mike LeJeune from RSM Federal and host of the Game Changers for...
View Article265 – What is a second-tier sub?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Subcontracting in the Government world can be a complicated process. We’ve talked about...
View Article266 – ENCORE – Cut the Blah Blah
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This is a special holiday encore presentation of a previously released podcast. Kevin and...
View Article267 – The Past Performance Advantage (Part 1)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Use past performance to your advantage? When you read that, did you think of how...
View Article268 – HUBZone Set-Asides
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is the advantage of being in a HUBZone? (Historically Underutilized Business Zone)...
View Article269 – Ignorance is Bliss
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) It’s a common human tendency. When things are going well, we become complacent to the...
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