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This episode features a team that changed the way training systems and support were being competed in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center\u2019s Simulators Program Office. Program Manager Jacob Kolb and Contracting Officer Dustin Tatum led the C-17 Training Systems acquisition team in its use of Federal Acquisition Regulation 16.5 Fair Opportunity Selection procedures for a program valued over $900 million. They discuss how they tailored their selection criteria for a best value decision and how they also cut down the acquisition timeline significantly by documenting that the team may do interchanges with one, some, none or all offers. They stress the importance of following your process, communicating with stakeholders, and of course \u2013 having fun!\n\nAcronyms:\nFMS \u2013 Foreign Military Sales\nASP \u2013 Acquisition Strategy Panel\nKC-135 BOSS \u2013 Boom Operator Simulator System\nTSA III \u2013 Training Systems Acquisition\nMAC \u2013 Multiple Award Contract\nIDIQ \u2013 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity\nAFMC \u2013 Air Force Materiel Command\nEN \u2013 Evaluation Notice\nIN \u2013 Interchange\nPWS \u2013 Performance Work Statement\nSOW \u2013 Statement of Work\nAFLCMC \u2013 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center\nI/ITSEC \u2013 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference\nACE \u2013 Acquisition Center of Excellence\n\nAir Force Materiel Command Guiding Principles for Fair Opportunity Selection: \n\nhttps://www.dau.mil/cop/ace/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=/cop/ace/DAU%20Sponsored%20Documents/Fair%20Opportunity%20Guiding%20Principles%20AFMC%20v2.6%20Final.docx&action=default&DefaultItemOpen=1\n\nIf you would like to share feedback on the podcast, please submit via thecontractingexperience@gmail.com.