Tag: past performance

DHS FLASH 2.0: Should you invest in this procurement?

After the Department of Homeland Security cancelled the $1.5 billion Flexible Agile Support for the Homeland (FLASH) procurement May 26, the vendor community was irritated, and rightfully so. This Small… Continue reading DHS FLASH 2.0: Should you invest in this procurement?

A 360 degree view of wired RFPs

Proposal professionals use the term wired to refer to a request for proposal (RFP) they believe is rigged to ensure one company wins. Customers rig an RFP by using specific… Continue reading A 360 degree view of wired RFPs

Make the annual update of resumes a win-win proposition

Most companies have a policy that employees must update their resume annually; however, few companies enforce the policy. When employees do not update their resumes, the company loses valuable past… Continue reading Make the annual update of resumes a win-win proposition

Past performance – the wealth of a company

The wealth of a company is in its employees. A company’s employees ensure that company produces and delivers high-quality services on schedule. Employees develop innovations, improve the company’s value, and… Continue reading Past performance – the wealth of a company

Check out Bob Lohfeld’s latest article "How crazy subcontractors can kill your bid"

Have you ever had a subcontractor kill your bid? Surprisingly, it’s not all that infrequent that a subcontractor can do you in. Here are some of the situations we have… Continue reading Check out Bob Lohfeld’s latest article "How crazy subcontractors can kill your bid"

The art of the data call: 4 data calls you can issue today

In today’s blog post, Lisa Pafe follows up on her previous data call-related advice with insights on how to develop data calls during the capture phase of your business development… Continue reading The art of the data call: 4 data calls you can issue today

Working with project managers on recompetes: project manager as proposal SME (Part 3)

Lisa Pafe’s previous blogs discussed how capture and project management can work together during recompetes to influence the customer and gather competitive intelligence. This week, Lisa discusses how the project… Continue reading Working with project managers on recompetes: project manager as proposal SME (Part 3)

Industry experts’ proposal war stories and lessons learned – Part 3 of 4

What do two or more capture and proposal folks inevitably talk about when we get together – our latest war stories, of course! Just like ants and bees go back… Continue reading Industry experts’ proposal war stories and lessons learned – Part 3 of 4

Don’t make these mistakes – 12 past performance lessons learned

Here are some of our Lohfeld Consulting Group team’s top past performance-related lessons learned from our collective experience managing and submitting thousands and thousands of proposals over our careers. In… Continue reading Don’t make these mistakes – 12 past performance lessons learned

30 must-have data elements for proposal past performance templates

Over the years, I’ve developed a proposal past performance contents template that combines requested past performance write-up contents from hundreds of government requests for proposals (RFP). Here are the items… Continue reading 30 must-have data elements for proposal past performance templates