Government Contracting Officer Podcast

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) This episode is brought to you by PROPRICER(TM), the #1 proposal pricing and cost analysis software used by federal agencies and small to large government contractors. Visit www.PROPRICER.com\podcast to learn more or request a demonstration. You’ll be glad you did! Kevin and Paul introduce the Execution Zones, helpful way to envision where and how certain topics fit into the Government contracting world. (execution as in “contract performance”, not as in…you know, the other connotation) The Execution Zones are the post-award companions to the Acquisition Time Zones and are referenced in many episodes. Much like the Acquisition Time Zones, the Execution Zones are cyclical, but using contract award the as “beginning” is the easiest way to think about them. Starting with contract award, we enter the Honeymoon Zone. Learn what happens during the first days and weeks after contract award and why a co

Ever wonder why it takes, or at least feels like it takes, so long to get an RFP out sometimes? In this session, we discuss what the government team is doing while contractors wait for...

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!)Kevin and Paul provide an overview of the Acquisition Time Zones.  The Acquisition Time Zones are a foundational concept of the podcast.  Each zone aligns to a phase of the government acquisition process.  The Acquisition Time Zones help our listeners understand how the content discussed in each podcast fits into the overall government acquisition process.  The Acquisition Time Zones are, in chronological order:The Requirements Zone (Episode 012)The Market Research Zone (Episode 013)The Request for Proposal (or “RFP”) Zone (Episode 014)The Source Selection Zone (Episode 015)This episode provides a brief overview of each zone. The episodes above dive into the details of when the zones begin and end, what types of communication are allowed, and what government and industry professionals are doing (and thinking) during each zone.  __________This episode is brought to you by Skyway Acquisition.  To get he

Contracting officers need help. They are awash in information (and data), but are starving for insights on the contractors’ perspective. Since leaving our contracting officers positions, we see how some of our actions as COs, while well-intended, impacted companies in ways we did not know. We wish we knew then what we know now. We also created this podcast to offer COs some insights on the contractors’ perspective.