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This episode of The Contracting Experience features a discussion with Robin Harrah, the new Contracting Technical Director at the Air Force Materiel Command. Harrah discusses her previous contracting assignments and explains her new role as the Technical Director. As the former Chief of Contracts for Special Projects, Harrah shares her passion for working in the vault and clarifies several misperceptions about working in a controlled environment. Harrah also offers some solid career advice for contracting professionals, regardless of the current stage of their career.
Acronyms:
AFMC – Air Force Materiel Command
AFRL – Air Force Research Laboratory
ASC – Aeronautical Systems Center
CLP – Continuous Learning Point
CONS – Contracting Squadron
DAF – Department of the Air Force
ELDP – Executive Leadership Development Program
FIAR – Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness
GFP – Government Furnished Property
PCO – Procurement Contracting Officer
PME – Professional Military Education
TD – Technical Director
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This episode of The Contracting Experience focuses on artificial Intelligence with guest Lt. Col. Dan Finkenstadt, an officer in the Air Force Contracting Force Development division. Finkenstadt holds a PhD from UNC Chapel Hill and served as a professor at the Naval Post Graduate School for the three years. In this episode, Finkenstadt describes the relationships between Artificial Intelligence, Bots, Machine Learning and Large Language Models while offering use cases, benefits, and risks for Air Force contracting. He also speaks about his role in the DAF Contracting Flight Plan where he is leading a team to foster AI education and training across the contracting workforce
Acronyms:
AI – Artificial Intelligence
ML – Machine Learning
LLM – Large Language Model
DAF – Department of the Air Force
CDAO – Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
SAF/AQCX – Air Force Contracting Force Development
SAF/CN – Air Force Chief Information Officer
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The Contracting Experience Podcast partnered with the Air Force Materiel Command’s Small Business Directorate to interview two business leaders of women-owned small businesses who have successfully entered the Department of the Air Force market and demonstrated their capabilities and commitment to the Air Force mission. They are Jaqueline Gamblin, Chief Executive Officer of JYG Innovations, and Lisa Coker, Chief Executive Officer of Infinite Management Solutions.
The Department of the Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command have a phenomenal small business program setting new records of small business spend, significantly exceeding the small business goals established for both. This is excellent news as we collectively work to strengthen our industrial base and leverage small business innovation to meet mission need. Yet, one area we historically struggle in is the number of women-owned small business and spend – or in contract terms – the number of contract awards and obligations.
Women-owned small businesses have successfully entered and performed in the Department of Defense marketplace. In this conversation, we discuss what challenges these women owned small businesses have faced in doing business with the government and how the acquisition community can partner with women-owned small businesses to better collaborate and execute Air Force missions.
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Acronyms:
WOSB – Women-Owned Small Business
RFI – Request for Information
RFP – Request for Proposal
Guests:
Jaqueline Gamblin
Chief Executive Officer
JYG Innovations
https://www.jyginnovations.com
Lisa Coker
Chief Executive Officer
Infinite Management Solutions
https://teamims.net
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In this episode of The Contracting Experience podcast we sit down with Head of Air Force Contracting, Maj. Gen .Alice Trevino. Trevino talks about the Great Power Competition and what contracting’s role will be in optimizing the Air Force towards this mission. She also addresses where we are going with digital transformation in Air Force Acquisition and some of the top initiatives contracting professionals can get involved with in 2024. Trevino also advises the workforce on her top areas to focus on as we optimize for the Great Power Competition.
Acronyms:
AF CIO – Air Force Chief Information Officer
SAF/CN – Air Force Office of the Chief Information Officer
ATO – Authority to Operate
LOE – Line of Effort
AI – Artificial Intelligence
SBIR – Small Business Innovation Research
AETC – Air Education and Training Command
GSA – General Services Administration
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In this episode, we sit down with Capt. Alicia Binggeli, Heather Carino, and Capt. Oleksandr Bakuta who are Air Force contracting professionals who have completed Education with Industry (EWI) fellowships. Alicia, Heather, and Oleksandr share their experiences working with 8VC, SpaceX, and Intel Capital. They each discuss what they found impactful during their EWI fellowships as well as how contracting professionals can start applying their lessons learned today.
Acronyms:
EWI – Education with Industry
I2I – Insights to Industry
RFP – Request for Proposal
RFI – Request for Information
DAU – Defense Acquisition University
NSIN – National Security Innovation Network
VC – Venture Capital
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In this episode, we learn about the Air Force Acquisition Toolbox. There are three contracting folks that are part of this conversation. Two of the individuals are members of the SAF/AQC Operational Imperative Field Support Team, Elizabeth Midkiff and Laura Fuller, and the third person is Air Force Materiel Command Contract Data Specialist, Justin Lyles. In this conversation you’ll learn about what the Acquisition Toolbox is and how it is supported for effectiveness to assist acquisition teams in using the latest tools. You will also get insights into how you can start using the Acquisition Toolbox today to enhance your acquisitions.
Acronyms:
DoD – Department of Defense
DAF – Department of the Air Force
OT – Other Transaction
AI – Artificial Intelligence
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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In this episode, we sit down with Roger Westermeyer, Director of Enterprise Solutions Support at the Air Force Installation Contracting Center. Roger partnered with Defense Acquisition University to develop a course on critical thinking. He discusses how we can apply critical thinking to the acquisition process. Roger also gives insight into where you can start if you’re interested in learning more about how to better think critically.
Acronyms:
ASP – Acquisition Strategy Panel
Defense Acquisition University Critical Thinking Course:
https://rise.articulate.com/share/IoQ0U_gdvvzhaqcgMxHwKJi3_wKrvGJV#/
Foundation for Critical Thinking:
https://community.criticalthinking.org/index.php
The School of Thought:
https://www.schoolofthought.org/
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In this episode, we sit down with Rob Lorton, Branch Chief for Data eUtilization within the Air Force Materiel Command Contracting Digital Division. Rob talks about the vision for the new Contract Data Specialist positions that were created in Air Force Contracting. He discusses expectations of the responsibilities and experience level of the positions. Rob also gives insight into where you can start if you’re interested in a Contract Data Specialist position.
Acronyms:
CDS – Contract Data Specialist
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In this episode, we sit down with Col. Eric Obergfell, Deputy Director of Contracts, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. Obergfell explains what psychological safety is and why it’s important in our Air Force organizations. He also speaks to the value that personal growth adds to Air force missions and how to know when you need a mentor and when you need a coach in your career.
Acronyms:
STRATCOM – United States Strategic Command
DCMA – Defense Contract Management Agency
SOCCOM – United States Special Operation Command
TRL – Technical Readiness Level
USAF – United States Air Force
FMS – Foreign Military Sales
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This guest episode features the Defense Acquisition University’s (DAU) Contracting Conversations podcast hosted by DAU Department Chairs, Jim Valley and Scott Williams. Contracting Conversations aims to provide listeners with updated information on the credentialing contracting curriculum and answer questions on the training structure at Defense Acquisition University.
This featured episode from Contracting Conversations talks about the Back-to-Basics certification structure, one year after implementation. Search for the podcast in your favorite podcasting app or go to dau.edu and search for Contracting Conversations to hear more topics that can help you on your acquisition journey.
“Contracting Conversations” at dau.mil:
https://media.dau.edu/media/1_vi98l1at
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In this episode, we sit down with Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Gen. Duke Z. Richardson. Richardson talks about visiting many AFMC centers and installations in his first six months in his current role and what surprised him most about what he saw. He also shares how his 2023 Air Force Materiel Command Strategic Plan was developed and how the workforce can utilize it in executing their missions.
Acronyms:
OI - Operational Imperatives
DMM - Digital Materiel Management
AFMC - Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command 2023 Strategic Plan:
https://www.afmc.af.mil/Portals/13/AFMC%20Strat%20Plan%202023%20%28digital%20copy%29.pdf
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In this episode, we sit down with two Air Force Contracting professionals leading the adoption and transition to CON-IT. Jay Olson comes to us from SAF/AQCI--Air Force Contracting Business Systems, and Dan Parish is from the contracting directorate at Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command. The guests outline the top three things teams should be doing to prepare for the transition to CON-IT. They also talk about recent successes on the program and opportunities for e-business at the strategic level.
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This episode of the podcast is with Head of Air Force Contracting, Maj Gen
Alice Trevino and podcast guest interviewer and future Contracting Squadron
Commander, Maj Delaney Kiernan. Gen Trevino talks about looking at the
challenges and opportunities in Air Force Contracting through a lens of
alignment, prioritization, and simplification. She also addresses how Lines of
Effort are being reviewed and addressed within the Air Force Contracting
Flight Plan. Gen Trevino encourages Contracting professionals to think about
their growth and how setting goals can help them stay focused on their
personal and professional development.
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AFMC/PK Podcast Episode 41: Follow-up: Collaborating with Industry -
Chelsea Fulham & Abby Doorn
In this episode, we follow-up with our guests from episode 36, Chelsea
Fulham and Abby Doorn, who are Air Force Contracting professionals that
completed Education with Industry (EWI) fellowships. Chelsea's work with
Amazon and Abby's work with Anduril really got them thinking about how
collaborative industry is with its partners and how Government Acquisition
may better take advantage of opportunities to collaborate with industry to
meet its goals.
As part of their EWI capstone project, Chelsea and Abby worked with Data
Analytics students from UC Berkeley to develop a tool that would allow
companies doing business with the Government a vehicle to provide feedback
on the acquisition process. Chelsea and Abby share the data they received
from industry partners and identify which indicators show the biggest
opportunities for improving the acquisition timeline. They also give advice
to future EWI fellows as they collaborate with industry to learn and improve
the way we do business.
Acronyms:
EWI - Education with Industry
Amazon SCOT - Supply Chain Optimization Technologies
NSIN - National Security Innovation Network
MVP - Minimum Viable Product
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This episode of "The Contracting Experience" (TCE) podcast features a conversation between F-16 Systems Program Office (SPO) Director Col Timothy Bailey and TCE host Amber Pecoraro during the F-16 SPO workforce development discussion "Sharpen the Claw".
Amber talks about two initiatives she's been leading in Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Contracting Directorate - Creating and hosting "The Contracting Experience" podcast and creating the first-ever one-on-one coaching program for Air Force Contracting
supervisors.
Amber talks about how the podcast started, what different perspectives
listeners can gain from her favorite episodes, and the importance of the
program management and contracting relationship in executing acquisitions.
She also gets specific about what coaching is, the benefits of working with
a coach, and its effectiveness as a development and resiliency tool for the
workforce.
Acronyms:
FMS - Foreign Military Sales
PM - Program Manager
PCO - Procurement Contracting Officer
AFMC - Air Force Materiel Command
EAP - Employee Assistance Program
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In this episode we sit down with Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Program Manager, Maj. Paul Weisgarber, and Procurement Contracting Officer, Noel Burke, to talk about their experience working on the Special Operations
Command Ghost Program. Weisgarber and Burke give insights into what the
Ghost program is and the culture they experienced there. They also share
their advice to anyone thinking of applying for the program and what they
learned that has shaped their perspective for future assignments in the Air
Force.
Acronyms:
SOCOM - Special Operations Command
SOF - Special Operations Forces
KPP - Key Performance Parameters
KSA - Key System Attributes
HCA - Head of the Contracting Activity
FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulation
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What can you learn from establishing a new contracting squadron? For the first time in Department of Defense history, there was a transfer of a military base from one Service to another. It was Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), which transferred from the Navy to the Air Force in October 2020.
Maj. Ruben Arredondo was tagged to assist in the effort. Then he was selected as Commander of the 11th Wing Contracting Squadron, a unit that he would need to build and lead for the first time.
In this episode, Arredondo shares what his biggest challenges were and what he learned from the experience that he will take with him to future assignments.
Acronyms:
JBAB – Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
MOA – Memorandum of Agreement
CDC – Childcare Development Center
JDOC – Joint Defense Operations Center
NCIS – Naval Criminal Investigative Service
LRS – Logistics Readiness Squadron
IOC – Initially Operation Capable
FOC – Fully Operation Capable
NAVFAC – Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
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In this episode, Certified Professional Coach and host, Amber Pecoraro, talks about a topic that she has worked on with Contracting Supervisors:
taming task lists/to-do lists.
Is your task list/to-do list making you feel guilty and like you are constantly behind, rather than helping you be effective and efficient in your job? If so, this episode is for you. Amber gives you strategies to help your task list work for you, instead of you working for your task list.
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In this episode, we sit down with Chelsea Fuhlam and Abby Doorn who are Air Force Contracting professionals doing Education with Industry (EWI) fellowships. Chelsea’s work with Amazon and Abby’s work with Anduril really got them thinking about how collaborative industry is with its partners and how government acquisition can take better advantage of opportunities to collaborate with industry to meet its goals.
As part of their EWI capstone project, Chelsea and Abby are working with Data Analytics students from UC Berkeley to develop a tool that will allow companies doing business with the government a vehicle to provide feedback on the process and identify key areas where improvements could enhance the process of meeting Air Force missions. Chelsea and Abby share why this collaboration is so important to what we do and the place our country holds in the world.
If you’re a current vendor or potential vendor doing business with the government, go to the show notes for this podcast episode and click the link to Chelsea and Abby’s survey in order to share your feedback.
Acronyms:
EWI – Education with Industry
SME – Subject Matter Expert
NSIN – National Security Innovation Network
Link to Vendor Feedback Form:
https://forms.gle/d9qDA7ubdSzMncin8
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In this episode, we feature another great Air Force Materiel Command podcast. It is Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s podcast, The AFLCMC Leadership Log. The podcast has over 75 episodes and covers a variety of topics like, what’s happening at the Rapid Sustainment Office, Civilian Developmental Education, cyber resiliency and perspectives from Air Force Leadership.
In this episode, we feature the Leadership Log’s episode #40 on Digital Engineering. It is important for acquisition professional to understand what digital engineering is and how the Air Force can use it. This episode does a great job of breaking it down in an easy and understandable way.
When you’re done listening, go check out the AFLCMC Leadership Log Podcast on your favorite podcasting app or at the DVIDs link in the show notes.
Acronyms:
AFMC – Air Force Materiel Command
AFLCMC – Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
AFLCMC Leadership Log Podcast on DVIDS: https://www.dvidshub.net/search?q=aflcmc+leadership+log+podcast&view=grid
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