Government Contracting Officers are required to make a determination that a contractor is “responsible” before awarding a contract. Part of this determination requires a review of the contractor’s financial capability. (FAR 9.104(a)) Kevin and Paul...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) We’re here to help Government and Industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks....
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What does a COTR do? What can a COR direct a contractor to do? What is outside...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) The Federal government uses the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/) to classify businesses and collect...
Contracting Officers are required to make a determination that a contractor is “responsible” before awarding a contract. How do they do that if there is little (or no) publicly available information on a company? Answer:...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) Government Contracting Officers are required to make a determination that a contractor is “responsible” before awarding a...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) What happens if you don’t submit your proposal by the time specified in the RFP? Are you...
What are Unallowable Costs? Just because a cost can be allocated to a contract doesn’t mean it can be billed directly to that contract. These costs are called “unallowable costs”. Kevin and Paul discuss the...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!) A unique feature of small business set-aside source selections is the Contracting Officer is required to identify...
Listen and Learn… What does Price Reasonableness mean? The Government must make a determination that the price is fair and reasonable before awarding a contract. During source selections, prices are usually assessed to be reasonable,...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. What is an ACRN? Yes, another confusing Government acquisition term. ACRN is an acronym for Accounting Classification Reference Number. Kevin and Paul...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. The Federal Government proposal writing and source selection process is full of myth and mystery for the Industry players writing the proposals...
What does Indefinite Delivery \ Indefinite Quantity mean for my contract? Did I really win any work? Or for the Government, how much can I buy and for how long? Kevin and Paul explain what...
If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. Proposal Managers have a unique view of the proposal process. Among other roles, proposal managers are key to ensuring that proposals are...
Listen and Learn… How is the source selection decision made? How does the Government pick the winner? Kevin and Paul discuss the final stage of the source selection: who won? Learn what information the source...
Listen and Learn… What is Certified Cost and Pricing Data? Cost and pricing data is exactly what it sounds like. The key word here is “certified”. Kevin and Paul describe the circumstances where the Government...
Listen and Learn… What is a Final Proposal Revision? (FPR) Kevin and Paul continue their dissection of the Government Source Selection process and discuss the process by which the Government allows revisions to Industry proposals...
Listen and Learn… Who are the players on the Government acquisition team? Who are their Industry counterparts? Kevin and Paul discuss different roles on a Government acquisition team and an Industry proposal team. Many roles...
Listen and Learn… How does the Government Source Selection Process work? Ever wonder what happens after proposals are submitted? How does the Government go about selecting a winner? Kevin and Paul discuss the FAR Part...
Listen and Learn… What is an Unauthorized Commitment? (UA) What makes it Unauthorized? What is a Ratification? Only a Government Contracting Officer can obligate the Government to acquire goods and/or services, but…..sometimes it sure seems...