Government Contracting Officer Podcast
Business:Management
The United States government buys a wide variety of things in a variety of ways. In this episode, we cover one of those unique ways: through Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
Under FMS, the US government procures equipment and services for foreign partner nations. These FMS purchases are often referred to as “security assistance” that is part of Foreign Policy to help nations maintain their defense.
FMS covers a wide variety of products and services. While this is not something every contracting officers or every contactor touches, it’s a big enough deal that it warrants its own episode. For some context, in FY 2022, FMS sales were over $51 Billion (with a B)…including contracts with both large and small businesses.
Since FMS is still pretty niche, I invited Steve Lucianetti to join me on this episode. Steve is a retired US Navy contracting officer (and a long-time member of the Skyway Acquisition team of contracting officers). Steve has deep FMS experience over his career and I couldn’t imagine doing this episode without his insights and stories.
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454 - What is a Capture Manager? (w/Jennifer Namvar)
453 - Ethos, Logos, Pathos
452 - Paths to Competition
451 - Acquisition Forms
450 - Types of Solicitations
449 - What is Severability?
448 - What is Pre-Acquisition? (part 2)
447 - Professional Compensation Plans with Joe Luetke
446 - What are "Open and Frank" Discussions? (Part 2)
445 - What are "Open and Frank" Discussions? (Part 1)
444 - How Does Pricing Affect the Contract? (w/ Heather Teed)
443 - What is Pre-Acquisition? (part 1)
441 - Why is this Inherently Governmental?
440 - Hiring From the Same Labor Pool
439 - Federal vs. State / Local Contracting (w/Tony Francis)
438 - GovCon Conventions
437 - Finding Contract Awards w/Shelley
436 - What is Acquisition Planning?
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