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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111 What is GFP?

111 What is GFP?

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What is Government Furnished Property? (GFP) Kevin and Paul walk through the basics of...

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110 What is CPARS w/Shelly Hall

110 What is CPARS w/Shelly Hall

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) has been designated as...

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109 Proposal Production w/Wendy Frieman

109 Proposal Production w/Wendy Frieman

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Another excellent episode in our interview series!  Kevin talks to Wendy Frieman, a...

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108 The Performance Zone

108 The Performance Zone

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Welcome to the Performance Zone!  This is where the work gets done… Kevin and Paul...

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107 Pricing Primer

107 Pricing Primer

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Cost proposals for Government contracts can be quite different than a proposal or quote...

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106 The Honeymoon Zone (Execution Zone 1)

106 The Honeymoon Zone (Execution Zone 1)

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Welcome to the Honeymoon Zone!  Possibly the happiest time in a contract life cycle for...

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104 What are Performance Incentives?

104 What are Performance Incentives?

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) FAR Part 16.401 describes incentive contracts. Incentives fall into 3 general...

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103 Ethics in Government Contracting

103 Ethics in Government Contracting

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Ethics never goes out of style…except maybe in election years. If you’re a Government...

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102 Targeting 301

102 Targeting 301

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The latest in our continuing series on targeting. First we covered reachable market,...

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101 Negotiations

101 Negotiations

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Negotiations are an important part of the Government acquisition world.  (and the rest...

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100 What are Cost Incentives?

100 What are Cost Incentives?

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) FAR Part 16.401 describes incentive contracts. Incentives fall into 3 general...

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099 What is a Mid-Size Business?

099 What is a Mid-Size Business?

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) FAR 2.101 defines small business. Everything else is a large business.  Most companies,...

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097 Staffing is not Just Staffing

097 Staffing is not Just Staffing

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Kevin and Paul discuss the variables that impact Industry’s ability to provide...

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096 ENCORE – End of Fiscal Year

096 ENCORE – End of 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...

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