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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160 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...
159 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...
158 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....
157 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...
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...
155 The Importance of the Debrief
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) “The debriefing is an opportunity to prevent protests, not cause them.” Kevin and Paul...
154 Personal vs. Non Personal Services
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul explore the important distinctions between Personal Services contracts...
153 Why Do Mods Take So Long?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Why do modifications to Government contracts take so long to process? (one of the...
152 Excusable Delays
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Sometimes a contractor is unable to deliver the required goods or services according to...
150 ENCORE The End of The Fiscal Year
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Government Fiscal Year (GFY is the common acronym) runs 1 October through 30...
149 The Changes Clause
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Few contracts are executed without changes. (longer term or complex contracts anyway…) ...
148 Proposal Color Teams
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We’ve covered the Government’s acquisition process in many different episodes. Today...
147 The Kickoff Meeting
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The first event after contract award is usually the contract kickoff meeting. Learn...
146 What is Scope Creep (With David Bartlow)
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) One of the best shortcuts to learn and grow is to get perspective from people with...
145 Why is Teaming Critical?
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the importance of teaming decisions and how these decisions can...
144 Cost Vs. Price Analysis
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) How does the Government determine that a price is fair and reasonable? Analysis! Kevin...