350 – Flossing Your Contracts (Refresher)
Contract administration is like flossing your teeth. Best to do it on a regular basis. If you skip it for a while you may not notice any pain right away, but you can bet that there will be pain later....
View Article351 – What is an Option?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul define and describe how options work in government contracts. Learn commons...
View Article352 – Is Contract Administration Underappreciated?
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 the podcast talking about the acquisition process –...
View Article353 – The Contracting Officer is the Umpire
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul compare the roles of contracting officers and umpires (or referees) in...
View Article354 – Know Your Option Clauses
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul dig deeper into the world of options and review the FAR’s solicitation...
View Article355 – What is a Cure Notice?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Cure notice? It’s not as good as it sounds. Kevin and Paul describe this element of the...
View Article356 – What is the Bona Fide Need Rule?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the rules around obligating funds that guide the government’s...
View Article357 – Standard Operating Procedures w/Troy Small
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses the power of standard operating procedures with special guest Troy Small,...
View Article358 – Unequal Exchanges
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul describe a key feature of government source selections, FAR 15.306’s...
View Article359 – What is a down select? (REFRESHER)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss an acquisition strategy that can provide extra confidence in a...
View Article360 – Only the Contracting Officer…
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Only the Contracting Office has the authority to enter into, administer, or terminate...
View Article361 – Past Performance Hurricane Prep
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the importance of planning ahead, specifically when building a past...
View Article362 – Insurance for Government Contractors (with Rick Roman)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin talks insurance with Rick Roman from Gulf Coast Underwriters. Listen and learn some...
View Article363 – What is a Show Cause Notice?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the final step before a Contracting Officer terminates a government...
View Article364 – What is Best in Class Contracting?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Best in class contracting often creates a “path of least resistance” for government buyers...
View Article365 – Marketing to the Government (with Mark Amtower)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses business to government (B2G) marketing basics with Mark Amtower –...
View Article366 – The CPARs Process (with Shelley Hall)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin talks through the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) process...
View Article367 – How do Government Contractors Get Paid?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul describe the primary online tools that government contractors must use to...
View Article368 – What is Privity of Contract?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul talk relationships and how the government, prime contractors, and...
View Article369 – What are Assisted Acquisition Services (with Kim Yates)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Sometimes the government agency or office has a requirement that they don’t have the...
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