Charlie Beauchamp, Author at Skyway Acquisition

What?! That’s in my contract?

by Charlie Beauchamp | May 19, 2025 | Contracting Officer Insight

“What?! That’s in my contract?” That is not a phrase any contractor wants to say. However, that’s exactly what a small business owner realized after I reviewed his contract a few weeks ago. I sometimes hear that phrase (often with expletives) when contractors reach...

April 2025 Update

by Charlie Beauchamp | Apr 30, 2025 | Skyway Wire Updates

As we roll through the 2nd quarter of FY2025, we’re starting to see some of the volatility in GovCon settle down a bit…just a bit though. Some agencies are still in turmoil, the economy as a whole is roiling, and we’re all looking for a clear path ahead. Spoiler...

Elevate your Results with Functional GovCon Fitness©

by Charlie Beauchamp | Apr 25, 2025 | Contracting Officer Insight

What is Functional Physical Fitness Functional Physical Fitness is the ability to safely perform daily physical activities. The idea is to have enough general fitness that we can do more and get injured less. Functional Physical Fitness also includes exercising with...

The FAR is a Rule Book, not a play book.

by Charlie Beauchamp | Apr 10, 2025 | Contracting Officer Insight

Every sport has a rule book. It’s hard to win if we don’t know the rules. The pro baseball rulebook is less than 200 pages. The pro football rulebook is less than 100 pages…and within both are an endless variety of potential plays. A fitting Sun Tzu quote comes to...

The Thinking Part of the (Job)

by Charlie Beauchamp | Mar 26, 2025 | Contracting Officer Insight

I enjoy government contracting. The point of a government contract is to meet the mission of the agency through leveraging the resources from the private sector. Contracts do not exist to exist. They exist to meet a mission. To get a job done. Therefore, to get the...

What?! That’s in my contract?

April 2025 Update

Elevate your Results with Functional GovCon Fitness©

The FAR is a Rule Book, not a play book.

The Thinking Part of the (Job)

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