156 Buy American? With Shelley Hall
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We’re happy to welcome back one of our favorite retired Contracting Officers, Shelley...
View Article157 Targeting 101 (Updated)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This is an update to one of our earliest podcasts, Episode 16 “The Importance of...
View Article158 What is a Proposal Manager?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses the role of the Proposal Manager with special guest Vicky Strycharske....
View Article159 Communicate Your Schedule
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the value of communicating schedule changes as early as possible....
View Article160 Is This a Contract?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul review the basic elements required to create a legal contract. This is the...
View Article161 Should I Protest?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin holds a roundtable (or round-Skype) discussion with Christi Gilbert (an industry...
View Article162 ENCORE The Execution Time Zones
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) In this ENCORE presentation, Kevin and Paul introduce the Execution Time Zones – a...
View Article163 File This!
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul dive into one of the most exciting topics ever dared on the podcast: the...
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Can One Email Lose You a Contract?
by Shelley Hall A recent protest – Bluehorse Corp., B-414809 (Aug. 18, 2017) – involved an acquisition diesel fuel, which was as part of a highway construction project by the Department of Interior,...
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Why Proposal Planning is like Hurricane Planning
by Kevin Jans My last role as a Contracting Officer was at US Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base, just south of Tampa, FL. When I decided to step out of my CO role officially and...
View Article164 Communication Before Proposal Receipt
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss communications between the Government and Industry, focusing on the...
View Article165 – Proposals – The First 4 Steps
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin welcomes special guest Vicki Strycharske to discuss the first 4 steps that Industry...
View Article166 – Encore – Staffing is Not Just Staffing
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the variables that impact Industry’s ability to provide resources...
View Article167 – ENCORE – The 3 Deciders
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Who makes the decision to purchase something for the Government? The answer depends on...
View Article168 Gratuities
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss FAR 3.2: Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel. Learn why...
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Differing Site Conditions
by Scott Syring Differing site conditions, commonly referred to as unforeseen site conditions, is a term used in construction contracts to describe a previously unknown condition that, once discovered,...
View ArticlePre vs. Post Award Debrief
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul compare the advantages and disadvantages of Pre-Award and Post-Award...
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You Can’t Order Items Not Listed on the Vendor’s FSS Schedule
by Shelley Hall In Bluewater Management Group, LLC, B-414785, Bluewater protested the Navy’s award of lodging and transportation services to DMC Management Services, LLC, stating that the award was...
View Article170 Equitable Adjustments (with special guest Gene Lavastida)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin discusses equitable adjustments with special guest Gene Lavastida. __________ This...
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The World of Foreign Military Sales
by Steve Lucianetti According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), in 2017 the United States had oversight to over $43B in Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The number of countries that...
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