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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290 – Is This Classified?
The term “classified contract” is often misconstrued. Both Government and Industry need to understand the exact nature of any classified information prior to contract award and throughout contract...
289 – GovCon Targeting (with Cameron and Amy from The Arbinger Institute)
We’ve discussed the importance of targeting many times on the podcast. For a fresh take on what successful targeting looks like in practice, we invited Cameron Cozzens and Amy Sadeghzadeh from The...
288 – The Protest Window
There is no such thing as a late protest. As you might expect, the rules around when a protest is allowed can be quite confusing. Kevin and Paul discuss the factors that impact whether a protest is...
287 – The Past Performance Advantage (Part 3)
In Part 1 of our past performance series (Episode 267) we covered the factors the government uses in evaluating past performance and what they mean in context. Part 2 gets deeper into how past...
286 – ENCORE – Are Sole Source Contracts Easier?
Are Sole Source Awards Easier? In this encore presentation of a very early episode, Kevin and Paul debate a question from a Contracting Officer who took issue with a comment from a previous episode...
285 – CARES Documentation
Document, document, document. Kevin and Paul discuss the CARES Act. Well, not the law itself, more the ambiguities within just one section. Learn why you must document, document, document everything...
284 – Remote Contracting
In this update to Episode 239 Kevin and Paul talk working from home, or remote, or anywhere not in your regular office building. Most of us are working from home for the time being. Surprisingly,...
283 – Emergency Acquisitions – FAR Part 18 and COVID-19
Kevin and Paul discuss FAR Part 18, Emergency Acquisitions. Learn how the flexibilities within the FAR (not just in Part 18) enable rapid acquisitions to support crises like current coronavirus...
282 – Coronavirus and Contracts
Kevin and Paul provide guidance on how the FAR handles situations like the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Learn how your contract may be impacted, why the FAR’s contract termination...
281 – 8(a) Graduation
The 8(a) Business Development Program is a Federal government program designed to give a lift to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Paul...
280 – Small Business Rules Update
The Small Business Administration issued a final rule that includes significant changes that impact small businesses overall and also large businesses who are required to commit to small business...
279 – What is Availability of Funds?
Kevin and Paul discuss another one of those “only in GovCon” situations – you have a contract in hand, but you’re not allowed to work because there isn’t any money allocated to it. Listen and learn...
278 – The Past Performance Advantage (Part 2)
In Part 1 of our past performance series (Episode 267) we covered the factors the government uses in evaluating past performance and what they mean in context. This week Kevin and Paul review why a...
277 – Evaluation Criteria (with Charles Hargett)
The Government’s choice of evaluation criteria are the critical element in any source selection. The evaluation criteria define how the Government selects a winner…and how industry writes a proposal...
276 – I Don’t Want Perfect Competition
Kevin and Paul discuss the concept of perfect competition – where the competition has commoditized the product or service so that price is all that is left to compare. Learn how this situation can...
275 – Best Combination of Proposals
Sometimes it is difficult for the Government acquisition machine to operate as efficiently as the commercial world’s. (Understatement of the year…it is difficult almost all the time) Kevin and Paul...