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435 – Sole Source Awards

  • December 1, 2023
A Sole Source contract award is when the government awards a contract without competition. The standard procedure in GovCon is to use competition to compete requirements, therefore awarding a sole source contract is a “non-standard”...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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434 – Agency Protest with Shelley Hall

  • November 23, 2023
The Agency Protest is yet another communication tool available to industry to engage with the government team. It’s one of the ways – and it has it’s place. First though, we recommend straight up, “open...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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433 – Contract Length

  • November 17, 2023
How long can a government contract be? Most contracts are awarded to meet ongoing requirements. Therefore, it makes sense to have a contract in place to cover that requirement at all times. However, is there...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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432 – Protestor Types

  • November 10, 2023
A protest is the formal process for offerors to challenge the way the government awards a contract. It’s like having check and balances built into the contracting “system”. However,  protests tend to be sideways activity...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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431- *Full Free Episode* Contingency Contracting (Part 1)

  • November 3, 2023
“Government contracting” is a broad phrase. There are many types of contracts, and types of contracting that fit under Government Contracts. One of the lesser known types of contracting is Contingency Contracting. This is contracting...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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430 – Advisory Multi-Step Process

  • October 27, 2023
Government and industry are “encouraged to communicate” in the FAR…that’s nice…but how do they do that? How can the government and industry teams actually execute that “encouragement”? What exactly do the regulations say that government...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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429 – Advisory Downselect with Trevor Wagner

  • October 20, 2023
One of the best ways to improve acquisition outcomes is for Government and Industry to communicate. Open communication is one of the key concepts we focus on in our podcast, as well as Skyway’s consulting,...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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428 – Thresholds

  • October 13, 2023
The federal acquisition regulation (FAR) is chockablock with “thresholds” – a threshold is the term for a specific numbers (usually dollar a specific dollar amount) that requires specific action. Threshold types include: Review thresholds Approval...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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427 – Consent to Subcontract (Part 2 of 2)

  • October 6, 2023
Sometimes, the government gets a vote on who contractors subcontract to. It’s called “consent to subcontract”.. Part 1 was about the process to get consent (as a contractor) Part 2 is about the process to...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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426 – Oral Proposals Part 2

  • September 29, 2023
Back in Episode 422, Vicky Strycharske and Kevin Jans outlined how Oral Proposals work. They dug into what they are, and why they tend to be a valuable option for acquisition teams…especially when buying services....

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Amber Vanbuhler
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425 – Small Business Dynamic Search Database w/ Shelley Hall

  • September 22, 2023
In this episode, Shelley Hall and Kevin Jans outline the Dynamic Small Business Search tool. The DSBS. Industry: You may have a great product. Your service may be the best in your industry. You may...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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424 – Problem Solved

  • September 15, 2023
To meet its mission, the government needs to buy things.  To meet their mission, contractors need to sell things. Easy, right? Well, no. The difficulty comes when neither side is targeting. When the government is...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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423 – What’s the Problem? *Full Free Episode*

  • September 8, 2023
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Communication matters. Communication between Government and Industry (between buyer and seller) is a key factor in the effectiveness of GovCon. Without effective communication, both government and industry can be very busy sending information back and...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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422 – Oral Proposals

  • September 1, 2023
Oral proposals are back… though maybe they never left. Either way, the government teams are using more oral proposals more often as part of their acquisition process. Kevin invited Vicky Strycharke from the Skyway team...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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421 – Pre vs Post Award Protest

  • August 25, 2023
Protests are rarely the best course of action. Nonetheless, they are part of the GovCon landscape so it’s important to understand them. Kevin and Paul cover the basics of protests back in Episode 066. In...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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420 – What is OASIS+?

  • August 17, 2023
In this episode, we dig into the OASIS+ contract. OASIS stands for One Acquisition Source for Integrated Services and the + is that this is the second version of the contract. In OASIS+, the contract...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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419 – What is SETA support?

  • August 7, 2023
In this episode, Kevin and Paul explain the concept of SETA Support or Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance Support. This is a specific type of professional services the government hires to provide direct support  on...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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418 – SMBs in GovCon (or Not)

  • July 31, 2023
SMB or Small to Mid-sized Businesses is a marketing term often used in the private sector to describe businesses that are larger than a sole proprietorship but smaller than a large corporation. In government contracting,...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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417 – Notice of Intent to Bid

  • July 24, 2023
One of the most frustrating variables of the source selection is not knowing how many proposals the government will get.  One of the ways to solve this problem is to require a notice of intent...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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416 – Unduly Restrictive Requirements w/ Shelley Hall

  • July 19, 2023
In this episode Kevin welcomes guest Shelley Hall  from The Skyway team to talk about unduly restrictive requirements.  Every contract starts with a requirement,  one of the roles of the Contracting Officer is to decide how...

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Amber Vanbuhler
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