Category: Capture Management

New Lohfeld class – Bid and Proposal Boot Camp – Prepare your team to win business

Learn how to win recompetes, grow business organically, support growth on new contracts, conduct technical demonstrations for customers, and report technical and operational status.

The Rise of the Chief Growth Officer Role and Business Growth Teams

An increasing number of Federal Contractors are hiring Chief Growth Officers (CGOs). The job of a CGO’s is to align business, technical, and customer service functions toward a common goal… Continue reading The Rise of the Chief Growth Officer Role and Business Growth Teams

Increase Your Confidence Rating Score

If your proposal is evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subparts 8.4, 15.3, 16.505, and Part 13, the Government can use a confidence rating to score all or… Continue reading Increase Your Confidence Rating Score

Meritorious Strength

Have you noticed in recent DOD procurements that their standard definition of a “Strength” has changed, however slightly? I first noticed it when an active major RFP amended its Section… Continue reading Meritorious Strength

Help evaluators see ghosts

Ghosts! Proposal best practices tell us to ghost the competition. Ghosting in the world of proposals means to emphasize competitor weaknesses and downplay their Strengths without naming them. According to APMP,… Continue reading Help evaluators see ghosts

[Webinar replay available] An insider’s look at government source selection – how it really works and what you need to know: Part 2

Our free two-part series examines the Federal Government acquisition and source selection life cycle with our experts in DOD, GSA, and civilian agency acquisition and source selection. We discuss: Procurement… Continue reading [Webinar replay available] An insider’s look at government source selection – how it really works and what you need to know: Part 2

[Webinar replay] An insider’s look at government source selection – how it really works and what you need to know: Part 1

We examine the Federal Government acquisition and source selection life cycle with our experts in DOD, GSA, and civilian agency acquisition and source selections in part one of our two-part… Continue reading [Webinar replay] An insider’s look at government source selection – how it really works and what you need to know: Part 1

[Webinar replay available] Resumes for the Proposal Win (Expert tips to turn people into scoreable Strengths) | Lohfeld Business Winning Webinar

Proposal professionals often give little thought to resumes beyond compliance. Yet, resumes can highlight and prove discriminating Strengths.

Learn how to polish resumes, turn your personnel into the heroes of your proposal stories, and create persuasive evidence of your solution Strengths.

Use a wall of truth to standardize your writing and save time

Do you want to improve the quality and consistency of a proposal? If so, consider adopting a “Wall of Truth” document. A Wall of Truth spells out a standard set… Continue reading Use a wall of truth to standardize your writing and save time

[PODCAST REPLAY] Project 38: How the presidential transition impacts your BD, capture activities

Originally aired on November 23, 2020. CLICK HERE to listen to the interview. Even in normal election year, the transition from one administration to the next create uncertainty in the… Continue reading [PODCAST REPLAY] Project 38: How the presidential transition impacts your BD, capture activities