Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 Episodes
As former Federal Contracting Officers who have also walked in industry’s shoes, Kevin and Paul share their expertise and perspectives in support of the podcast’s mission: Make government contracting better, one contract at a time.
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418 – SMBs in GovCon (or Not)
SMB or Small to Mid-sized Businesses is a marketing term often used in the private sector to describe businesses that are larger than a sole proprietorship but smaller than a large corporation. In...
417 – Notice of Intent to Bid
One of the most frustrating variables of the source selection is not knowing how many proposals the government will get. One of the ways to solve this problem is to require a notice of intent from...
416 – Unduly Restrictive Requirements w/ Shelley Hall
In this episode Kevin welcomes guest Shelley Hall from The Skyway team to talk about unduly restrictive requirements. Every contract starts with a requirement, one of the roles of the Contracting...
415 – Consent to Subcontract
Sometimes the government gets a vote on who contractors subcontract to. In some specific cases, mostly when using cost type contracts, the government has the right to give consent to subcontract....
414 – AI and GovCon
In this episode, Kevin welcomes John Ferry to talk about artificial intelligence, which is the buzzword of the day it seems and its potential impact on government contracting. Specifically, we’re...
413 – What is PPQ?
In this episode, Kevin and Paul, explain how a past performance questionnaire or a PPQ works in government contracts. While there are many ways to evaluate the past performance of contractors, a PPQ...
412 – What is PALT?
Procurement Action Lead Time or PALT is how long it takes from requirement to contract. For years this has been the standard for how the Government decides how quickly contracts are awarded, or how...
411 – What is HTRO?
In this episode, Kevin and Paul explain a relatively new source selection process, the Highest Rated Technical Offer at reasonable price or HTRO. This source selection process is a mirror image of...
410 – What is a Bridge Contract?
Sometimes the Government’s acquisition plan doesn’t line up with the schedule for a requirement. While there are lots of ways to meet a short term requirement, the Contracting Officer may use a...
409 – Post-Award Pitfalls
Winning the contact is step one, managing and administrating it afterward is just as important. In this episode, Kevin and Paul describe key factors that could create pitfalls in your post-award...
408 – The Debt Ceiling and GovCon
While not raising the Federal debit ceiling seems like a political exercise, it has a direct impact on Government contracts of course. In this free episode, we describe some of the impacts that may...
407 – What is an IDIQ Off-Ramp?
The Government awards multiple award contracts in order to have more contractors to pick from after award. However, to avoid being “stuck with” the list of contractors they have, the Government may...
406 – What is Best Value?
In this episode we describe the best value continuum. We explain how the Government is always looking for “best value” through every acquisition. The question becomes where on the continuum does a...
405 – The Written Debrief
However, the means to how that debriefing happens is open for the Government to choose. In this episode we explain why Contracting Officers often choose to do a written debriefing instead of one in...
404 – What is a Stop Work Order?
In this episode we discuss the why, how and what of a Stop Work Order. We describe how a Stop Work Order is different from a Termination but may still lead to one.
403 – What is My Contract Worth?
Contract value should be clear. However; the funded value, the face value, the potential value and the total value can all be very confusing. In this episode, we dive into each one explaining what...