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In this next episode, we are going to try something a little different. MSG Mic\u2019d Up is a podcast hosted by 87th Contracting Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Axel Clark. The podcast offers on-demand interviews and stories from around the 87th Mission Support Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. Hear from leadership across the joint base and get up to date on the latest MSG 2020+ initiatives. Lt. Col. Clark recorded an episode for The Contracting Experience to feature the base\u2019s latest innovation initiative. \n\nIn Spring 2019, the 87th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst took on Air Force Leadership\u2019s innovation challenge to \u201cThink Big, Start Small, and Scale Fast\u201d by hosting the first-ever base-level Pitch Day event using a Commercial Solutions Opening. In this next episode, 87th Contracting Squadron Commander Clark leads a discussion with the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist that executed the effort, Tech. Sgt. Dustin Golden and Maggie Falkner. Clark and his team\u2019s enthusiastic conversation about trying something different and working with non-traditional vendors to get commercial solutions to the warfighter is fun to listen to. They are candid in sharing their lessons learned and are eager to see how other teams put their own spin on the CSO process.\n\nAcronyms\nJB MDL \u2013 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst\nNJIT \u2013 New Jersey Institute of Technology\nSBIR \u2013 Small Business Innovation Research \nBAA \u2013 Broad Agency Announcement\nCSO \u2013 Commercial Solutions Opening\nO&M \u2013 Operations & Maintenance Funds\nPTAC \u2013 Procurement Technical Assistance Center\nMOU \u2013 Memorandum of Understanding\nAFRL \u2013 Air Force Research Laboratory\n\nLinks\nARTICLE: Innovation challenge accepted! JB MDL hosts first-ever base level Pitch Day event\nhttps://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1898557/innovation-challenge-accepted-jb-mdl-hosts-first-ever-base-level-pitch-day-event/\n\nARTICLE: Joint Base MDL Pitch Day Delivers Results!\nhttps://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1976527/joint-base-mdl-pitch-day-delivers-results/\n\nQuestions for 87 CONS on the CSO: 87CONS.CSO.Team@us.af.mil