208 - What is LPTA?

Published: Oct. 14, 2018, 4 a.m.

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If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!)

Kevin and Paul return to the topic of source selections and discuss one side of the \\u201cbest value continuum\\u201d.\\xa0 Low Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) is a source selection process\\xa0 that is appropriate when best value is expected to result from selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price.

Learn how the efficiency of the LPTA process can benefit both Government and Industry (when used appropriately) and the limitations that come with this type of source selection.\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0

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Kevin Jans and Paul Schauer created the Contracting Officer Podcast to help Government and Industry acquisition professionals understand more about how the other side thinks.\\xa0 Admittedly, the podcast\\u2019s name sounds very limiting.\\xa0 It is not just for contracting officers or even just for those in the contracting profession.\\xa0 Anyone with an interest in the Federal acquisition world can benefit from the insight and down-to-earth explanations of complicated topics provided by the hosts.\\xa0 \\xa0

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