290 – Is This Classified?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The term “classified contract” is often misconstrued. Both Government and Industry need to...
View Article291 – What is the Defense Production Act? What is a rated order?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Defense Production Act (DPA) is in the news due to COVID-19. You might also hear about...
View Article292 – ENCORE – No Change Please
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Why can’t the Government just stick with their current services contractors or system...
View Article293 – Past Performance Advantage (Part 4)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) In Part 1 of our past performance series (Episode 267) we covered the factors the...
View Article294 – What is a “Competent” Contractor?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Contracting Officers must determine that a company is responsible before awarding a...
View Article295 – Buried Treasure
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) When you’re looking for buried treasure, it’s helpful to have a map. GovCon presents you...
View Article296 – What is a Contracting Officer?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul describe the role and responsibilities of the Contracting Officer from a...
View Article297 – What is a Letter Contract?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Letter contracts are a special type of contract that allow the Government to authorize a...
View Article298 – Incumbentitis – ENCORE
Kevin and Paul describe the symptoms of a preventable disease that often infects the incumbent contractor during a recompete: the dreaded incumbentitis. Many recompetes are lost because the incumbent...
View Article299 – The Proposal Kickoff Meeting (Step 3 of 4) with Vicki Strycharske
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin welcomes back Vicki Strycharske to discuss best practices for proposal writing –...
View Article300 – It’s All About the Context (and Communication)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Episode 300! Today Kevin and Paul take a look back at what they’ve learned the podcast is...
View Article301 – What is a Micro-Purchase?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We spend a lot of time on this podcast talking about the complexities inherent in giant...
View Article302 – The Fresh Air Test
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the common fear of exposing your work (or your ideas) to others...
View Article303 – Why SBIRs? (with Geoff Orazem from Federal Foundry)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Today we welcome special guest Geoff Orazem (Eastern Foundry, Federal Foundry,...
View Article304 – Which Regulations Should I Follow?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) There are thousands of pages of Government acquisition regulations. Between the FAR and...
View Article305 – The Educated Customer
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul continue the conversation from previous “who is the customer and how/when...
View Article306 – What is Suspension or Debarment in GovCon?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Break the rules, suffer the consequences. Kevin and Paul discuss suspension and debarment,...
View Article307 – Fall Out Money (Encore)
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...
View Article308 – Why Do Unrealistically Low Prices Win?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) All other things being equal, awarding to the low price is the default. Kevin and Paul...
View ArticleWhat is a Proposal Outline? (Step 4 of 4) w/Vicki Strycharske
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin welcomes back Vicki Strycharske to discuss best practices for proposal writing –...
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