Fed Talks: Category management

Fed Talks is a series of audio episodes featuring current issues in government contracting, offering thoughtful, bite-sized insights with rotating guests from inside and outside Baker Tilly.

On this episode of Fed Talks, we discuss the impact of the federal government’s category management approach to procurement with Baker Tilly team members Leo Alvarez and Michael Ryan. Questions addressed include:

• How has category management impacted federal acquisitions, including impacts of GSA Schedule consolidation?
• What are “best in class” contract vehicles?
• What key contract opportunities should contractors pay attention to in 2020 and beyond?

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Meet this episode’s guest speakers:

Leo Alvarez, CFCM, Director

Leo has over 12 years of experience working with federal contractors and their legal counsel to identify, quantify and manage government contract risk.  In addition to consulting regularly on operational and compliance matters related to GSA/VA Federal Supply Schedule contracts, including audit and litigation support, Leo frequently supports clients on capture efforts related to Best-in-Class (BIC) contract solutions.  

About the producer

Andrew Graziano, Senior Consultant

Andrew has been with Baker Tilly for over 2 years and has spent that time working with government contractors on a wide variety of compliance matters.  In particular, Andrew has experience with incurred cost proposals, indirect rate modeling, price proposal preparation, cost impact analysis, and commercial sales practice disclosures. In his spare time, he produces and edits this Fed Talks podcast.

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Music Credit
Artist: Chael
Song: Sparks