Category: Proposal Writing

Why are proposal strengths so important? In best value competitions, the offeror who possesses the best and/or greatest number of strengths, the fewest number of weaknesses at a level of… Continue reading 50 Ideas to Jumpstart Your Thinking About Proposal Strengths

One of a typical proposal writer’s biggest complaints is that the proposal is too page-constrained. Having a 50-page statement of work (SOW) and a 25-page proposal limit is not unusual,… Continue reading 50 Words, Phrases, and Techniques that Save Proposal Space

As an enthusiastic reader of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Protest Docket, I often see that proposals are not highly scored if the customer doesn’t find the required information in… Continue reading Tips for Increasing the Ease of Evaluation

I confess that I am not the best editor of my own work. I sometimes overlook misspelled words and don’t always use the correct punctuation. However, I implement these seven… Continue reading Seven tips and tools to quickly improve your writing quality

Click to watch our free OASIS+ webinar replay and learn: How to prepare for the OASIS+ bid prior to the RFP release How to prepare your proposal response efficiently and… Continue reading Getting Ready for OASIS+: Prepare before, during, and after the bid to win more task orders | WEBINAR REPLAY

GSA released the Draft OASIS+ Multi-Agency Contract (MAC) RFP on November 15, and vendors around the beltway and the country are reviewing it to make their bid decisions. What opportunity… Continue reading Is OASIS+ for you?

The race is on now—the U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) released its $10B Evolve IDIQ request for proposal (RFP) on December 2, 2022. Evolve… Continue reading “Evolve Care Package” for creating a high-scoring proposal – post-RFP release

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) is about to release its $10B Evolve IDIQ. The bid is highly competitive—hundreds of companies showed interest during… Continue reading “Evolve Care Package” for creating a high-scoring proposal

During one of Lohfeld Consulting Group’s recent proposal writing classes, a student asked, “how should we use personal pronouns in government proposals?” I answered that I always tried to be… Continue reading Use of personal pronouns in government proposals

Lohfeld Consulting Group and the APMP Chesapeake Chapter are offering a 1-day webinar to prepare attendees to pass the APMP Foundation Certification. APMP offers the only professional certification program for… Continue reading NEW DATE! APMP Foundation Level Certification Training Class | January 20, 2023