• The Acquivore Podcast
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    Don Mansfield
    February 4, 2021

    1.000 Scope

    The purpose of this post is to promote The Acquivore Podcast.

    1.001 Definitions

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    Acquivore means an animal whose mental diet consists chiefly of Federal acquisition. The term includes acquiholics, acquiphiles, acquinauts, acquidemics, and acquimaniacs.

    The Acquivore Podcastmeans a video podcast dedicated to learning about, discussing, and thinking about Federal

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  • 13 Reasons Why SAP is Simpler
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    Don Mansfield
    July 30, 2020

    13 Reasons Why SAP is Simpler

                 

    “How do you do simplified acquisition?” is a common question I hear from acquisition personnel that are more familiar with using FAR part 15 procedures to solicit offers and award contracts. The question presupposes that there is a regulated set of procedures that one must follow—similar to what is prescribed in FAR part 15, agency FAR supplements to FAR part 15, agency

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