Customer Analysis

As a Contracting Officer, what is the difference between a customer and a stakeholder for a procurement?Why is it important for a Contracting Officer to understand who their customers and/or stakeholders are? Why should the Contracting Officer be familiar with their customer's mission?

Socioeconomic Requirements

What are the socioeconomic programs? Why are they necessary to have? Who is responsible for setting the federal government socioeconomic goals?If you are a small business owner, where are the federal government's plans (and percentages) for small businesses?What about for individual agency procurements?How would the government enforce the small business percentages to the prime contractor for a specific procurement?