135 What is COTS?

If you work in the Government acquisition world, this podcast is for you. (not just for Contracting Officers!)This episode is brought to you by the Government Contract Pricing Summit. www.GCPSummit.com/podcastCommercial Off the Shelf? (COTS) Is that the same as a Commercial Item? Good question! Kevin and Paul explain COTS and how the already streamlined ruleset for commercial acquisition in FAR Part 12 is further streamlined if you’re buying (or selling) COTS. ———————————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. Admittedly, the podcast’s name sounds very limiting. It is not just for contracting officers or even just for those in the contracting profession. 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.