Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 (samples)

Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 (samples)

By Kevin Jans, Paul Schauer, Contracting Officer, government Contracting, proposal management, proposal writing, targeting, contract administration, contract management, subcontractingBusinessEntrepreneurshipManagement
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Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 (samples) episodes

  • 017 Avoiding the competitive process (the J & A)
    J&A (Justification and Approval) is the common term used to describe the documentation required for a contracting officer to proceed with an acquisition using other than full and open competition.  (also known as sole source...
    7 min
  • 021 Can I talk to the CO before the RFP comes out?
    How much communication between the Government and Industry is necessary prior to release of the RFP?   In this episode Paul and Kevin the reasons why increased communications are critical to the Government acquisition process, leading...
    7 min
  • 018 Proposal evaluation
    Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of a Government source selection?  In this episode Kevin and Paul provide a glimpse behind the curtain and answer a listener’s questions about the source selection process....
    7 min
  • 022 What are Weighted Guidelines?
    What are weighted guidelines? In this episode Kevin and Paul discuss the Government’s use of a structured approach to determine fair and reasonable profit during sole source negotiations. They explain what weighted guidelines are and...
    7 min
  • 019 What are Colors of Money?
    What does “Color of Money” mean?   This episode explains different types of appropriations and how they impact acquisitions and the Government’s behavior.  Kevin and Paul give examples of why the color of money matters and...
    7 min
  • 020 Just send me a proposal...
    How much time does an offeror need to submit a proposal? How much time is not enough? How much time is too much? What is the contractor doing with that time? As contracting officers, we...
    7 min
  • 023 What is a Protest?
    What is a Protest?  When Should I Protest?  What Can I Protest?  How Do I Submit a Protest? In this episode Kevin and Paul provide answers to these questions and more.   The discussion goes far...
    7 min
  • 010 What are Sections L & M? (Part 1)
    What is Section L?  What is Section M?  In this 2 part episode, Paul and Kevin explain how the Government provides proposal preparation and content instructions in Section L and provides the evaluation criteria that...
    7 min
  • 011 What are Section L&M Part 2
    What is Section L?  What is Section M?  In this 2 part episode, Paul and Kevin explain how the Government provides proposal preparation and content instructions in Section L and provides the evaluation criteria that...
    7 min
  • 012 The Requirement Zone (Zone 1)
    This is the first in a 4 part series describing the Acquisition Time Zones in greater detail.  (see Episode 003 for an overview of the  Time Zones) In this episode, Kevin and Paul describe how...
    7 min

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THE podcast for those who want to learn about the government market from the contracting officer's perspective. Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer, both former federal contracting officers, explain the…

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