🎥 ACE YouTube Video Content Plan
Practical Use Cases for Government & Enterprise Acquisition
This video series demonstrates how ACE (Acquisition Contracting Expert) supports compliant, efficient, and audit-ready acquisition workflows across federal, state, and local environments.
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1. Introduction to ACE
What viewers will learn:
- What ACE is and how it works
- Who should use ACE:
- Contracting Officers (COs)
- Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs)
- Program and project managers
- Vendors and small businesses
- State and local government buyers
- How ACE supports:
- Regulatory compliance
- Process efficiency
- Audit-ready documentation
2. Market Research & Acquisition Strategy
Topics covered:
- Using ACE to conduct market research for federal, state, and local procurements
- Analyzing vendor pools (small vs. large business)
- Recommending set-aside strategies and identifying acquisition risks
- Building a compliant Market Research Report using ACE
3. Solicitation Classification: RFQ, RFP, or IFB
Topics covered:
- How ACE classifies solicitations and why it matters
- Real examples distinguishing RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs
- Understanding key text signals and applicable regulatory references
4. Drafting RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs
Step-by-step demonstrations:
- Generating compliant solicitation templates with ACE
- Customizing templates for your agency or jurisdiction
- Verifying required elements, clauses, and instructions
5. Performance Work Statements (PWS) & Statements of Objectives (SOO)
Topics covered:
- Converting requirements into a PWS or SOO using ACE
- Ensuring performance-based outcomes and measurable standards
- Reviewing and improving draft PWS/SOO documents for clarity and compliance
6. Proposal Evaluation & Source Selection
What viewers will see:
- Building evaluation factors and scoring matrices with ACE
- Evaluating proposals: scoring, strengths, weaknesses, and risk
- Drafting Source Selection Decision Documents (SSDDs) and award recommendations
7. Price Reasonableness, IGEs, and PNMs
Topics covered:
- Developing an Independent Government Estimate (IGE) with ACE
- Performing price analysis and benchmarking
- Creating a Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM) and documenting price reasonableness
8. Justification & Approval (J&A) and Limited Competition
Demonstrations include:
- Structuring a sole-source justification with ACE
- Reviewing J&A drafts for compliance and protest risk
- Explaining approval thresholds and documentation requirements
9. Compliance, Clauses, and Risk Management
What ACE helps with:
- Identifying required compliance areas and contract clauses
- Demonstrating clause generation and risk flagging
- Ensuring cybersecurity, small business, and domestic preference compliance
10. Small Business & Socioeconomic Programs
Topics covered:
- Determining set-aside eligibility using ACE
- Recommending programs (8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone, WOSB, etc.)
- Drafting set-aside language for solicitations and announcements
11. Training Mode & Mentorship
Ideal for new practitioners:
- Using ACE’s Training Mode for on-the-job learning
- Step-by-step walkthroughs of classification, evaluation, and compliance
- Receiving feedback and improvement tips on drafts
12. State & Local Government Contracting with ACE
Topics covered:
- Adapting ACE to state and local procurement rules
- Generating state/local templates and compliance checks
- Navigating state-specific requirements and forms
13. Vendor Research & Verification
Demonstrations include:
- Researching vendors with ACE
- Checking SAM.gov status and basic compliance indicators
- Building vendor lists and documenting due diligence
14. Document Generation & Download
What viewers will learn:
- Generating professional, audit-ready documents (PDF or DOCX)
- Reviewing drafts before download
- Ensuring metadata, version control, and audit trails
15. Q&A and Troubleshooting with ACE
Topics covered:
- Common user questions and how ACE addresses them
- Troubleshooting ambiguous requirements or missing data
- Handling compliance flags and edge cases
📌 Tips for Every Video
- Show real ACE screen interactions (demo mode or redacted data)
- Highlight regulatory citations and compliance insights
- End each video with a clear “What’s Next?” or “How to Get Started” call to action