Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 (samples)

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Contracting Officer Podcast 2.0 (samples) episodes

August 23 013 The Market Research Zone (Zone 2)
The second 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 discuss the types of...
7 min
August 21 576 - Faster Contract Awards (w/ Hector Navarro)
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7 min
August 17 002 What is the 80/20 Rule in government contracts?
Listen and Learn… One often-overlooked difference between the federal market and the commercial market is that federal market sales are won more by process than by relationships. Contracting Officers (COs) cannot buy based on relationships alone. Relationships matter (see FAR Parts 3 and 9), but relationships are usually not the most important factor. The relationship is 20% of the decision. The other 80% is the competitive process.
7 min
August 17 005 What is a Debriefing? (Part 1)
Zone:Zone 4 Listen and Learn… One of the many unique elements of federal contracting is the Debriefing. In this cast, we explain what a debriefing is (and what it isn’t). We also describe the...
7 min
August 17 006 Debriefing (Part 2)
One of the many unique elements of federal contracting is the Debriefing. In this cast, we continue our discussion on the nuances and lessons learned on the enigmatic debriefing. During Part 2, we cover some...
7 min
August 17 007 What is a Contracting Officer?
In this cast, we explain the basics of what Contracting Officers do. We define the role of the CO, along with some detail on how they are appointed. We also describe the different types of...
7 min
August 17 008 RFI, DRFP, and RFP: What’s the difference?
In this cast, we provide an overview of the Request for Information (RFI), the Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) and the Request for Proposals (RFP). Contracting Officers use all of these in different ways and...
7 min
August 17 009 What is a Cost or Fixed Price Contract?
What is the difference between a Firm Fixed Price contract and a Cost Reimbursable contract? If you’ve ever asked this question, this podcast is for you. We provide an overview of the 2 basic contract...
7 min
August 14 575 - The Overhaul of FAR Part 16
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7 min
August 13 GovCon Mission Effectiveness Index (GMEI)
We measure almost everything in #GovCon

But are we measuring the thing that matters most?
In other words, are we asking how effectively is the GovCon Ecosystem enabling agencies to accomplish their missions through contracts?
After all, that’s the point of government contracting: to enable the agency mission through contracts.
This is THE question we in #GovCon should be asking regularly.
To help answer that question: we created the GovCon Mission Effectiveness Index, or GMEI.
Every quarter, we ask people across government and industry - especially our podcast listeners like you - how effectively they think the GovCon Ecosystem is enabling agencies to meet their missions through contracts.
We combine those anonymous responses into a single benchmark that tells us where we are today, where we think we’re going, and how those perceptions are changing over time.
Go to GovConMEI.com and add your perspective. It only takes 2 minutes (I timed it!).
Once you take it, share it with one other person in GovCon.
At the end of the month, I’ll come back here and share the results.
Every quarter tells a story. Help us measure this one.
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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…