Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 Episodes

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...

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...

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.

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...

Contracts are awarded by Contracting Officers other agreements are awarded by Agreement Officers. In this episode, we explain how an Agreements Officer may be a Contracting Officer but that doesn’t...

One of the biggest challenges contractors face is getting the Contracting Officer to talk to them.  In this episode, we provide context on why COs don’t talk to Industry, or are at least why they...

This is the 400th episode of the Contracting Officer Podcast. Thank you to all the listeners who have encouraged us over the years and challenged us to tackle new topics in our quest to make...

In this “companion episode” to The 3 Deciders, Kevin and Paul discuss how roles change after contract award (during The Execution Time Zones®) and describe how the contractor becomes part of the...