Expert Witness

Kevin Jans

President, Skyway Acquisition · Former U.S. Air Force and USSOCOM Contracting Officer

Qualifications at a glance

• Nearly 30 years in federal procurement and acquisition strategy, including 16 years as a Department of Defense Contracting Officer with the U.S. Air Force and USSOCOM.
• Expert witness in federal court, state court, arbitration, and False Claims Act (Qui Tam) proceedings.
• Has passed Daubert challenges; expert reports and depositions have contributed to multiple successful settlements and case resolutions.
• Personally managed and reviewed contracting actions across the full acquisition lifecycle, from pre-RFP planning through source selection, award, and administration.
• Founder and president of Skyway Acquisition, advising both government and industry since 2011, and host of The Contracting Officer Podcast™.

Areas of expert opinion

Federal acquisition process and Contracting Officer decision-making under the FAR; acquisition strategy and source selection; small business set-asides and compliance; False Claims Act and procurement fraud matters; bid protests, contract changes, and disputes; the Procurement Integrity Act; contract types and structures; and post-award contract management.

Select engagements

• Federal False Claims Act case, Tennessee: deposed, multiple reports submitted
• Arbitration, New York and Michigan: drafted reports, testified, contributed to case resolution
• Federal court case, California: expert reports submitted, deposition provided
• State court case, Colorado: expert report submitted, case settled

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