The GovCon Show

Bad contracts do not always start at award.
Many are born during proposal.
In this episode of The GovCon Show, we break down why proposal risk is one of the most overlooked sources of contract problems. Most performance issues do not begin when the contract is signed. They begin when the proposal team accepts vague scope, hides assumptions, underprices risk, misses contract terms, relies on incomplete subcontractor quotes, or promises delivery before contracts, pricing, finance, procurement, and program are truly aligned.
Proposal is where companies still have leverage. It is where they can clarify, qualify, price, exclude, negotiate, question, or walk away. After award, those assumptions may become obligations.
This episode examines price-to-win pressure, unreviewed terms, SOW/PWS interpretation, subcontractor quote risk, color team blind spots, fixed-price exposure, and the importance of no-bid discipline.
Before you submit the proposal, ask the hard question:
Are we ready to perform what we are about to promise?
Visit GovConAdvisoryGroup.com to run the Fixed-Price Conversion Risk Assessment or schedule a GovCon Risk Triage Call.

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What is The GovCon Show?

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Therapy for the overworked, over-regulated, and underappreciated.
This is not a lecture.
This is not a webinar.
And it’s definitely not the NPR of government contracting.

This is the show where contracting professionals say the quiet part out loud.
We break down the reality behind federal contracting:
the pressure,
the responsibility,
the decisions that actually matter
and the absurdity that comes with all of it.
From bad SOWs and rogue FAR clauses to CPSR panic attacks and procurement files that don’t tell the story they should… nothing is off-limits.

Whether you’re new to the game or have been doing this for 20+ years, you already know:
This isn’t just paperwork.
This is executing federal law in real time.

And sometimes… it’s chaos.

We’ve seen it all and we talk about it.
Honestly!
With a little sarcasm, and a whole lot of truth.
And just enough attitude to keep it real.

No filters. No fluff.
Just real conversations from the front lines of government contracting.