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GWACs, BICs, & Category Management: Where does Small Biz fit? | Amtower Off Center

The impact of GWACs and IDIQs on small businesses

Click here to listen to Mark’s interview On January 7, 2020 on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviewed Bob Lohfeld, Founder and CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group and Kevin Plexico, Senior Vice President, Information Solutions of Deltek on identifying, pursuing, bidding and winning contracts. This was a wide-ranging discussion focused on: GWACs and their growth over the past five years response times for task orders shrinking “best in class” contracts category management how long out you should plan if you want to win a prime spot on a GWAC the impact of GWACs and IDIQs on small businesses Hosted by nationally-known speaker and consultant Mark Amtower, Amtower Off Center highlights the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain silly of doing business in the government market. Every week experts join Mark for a lively discussion of current issues facing the government contractor community. Bob Lohfeld, … Continue reading GWACs, BICs, & Category Management: Where does Small Biz fit? | Amtower Off Center →

Keys to creating winning proposals | Amtower Off Center

What are the biggest issues facing set-aside companies as they move to full and open competition?

Click here to listen to Mark’s interview On March 4, 2019, Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower interviewed Bob Lohfeld, founder and CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group on issues regarding the bid and capture process. Topics include: Issues facing set-aside companies as they graduate to full and open competition Best informed wins Measuring your capture process Creating the best solution Defining your strengths Hosted by nationally-known speaker and consultant Mark Amtower, Amtower Off Center highlights the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain silly of doing business in the government market. Every week experts join Mark for a lively discussion of current issues facing the government contractor community. Bob Lohfeld, CF, APMP Fellow, serves as Chairman of Lohfeld Consulting Group. He has more than 30 years’ experience winning contracts in the government market and is recognized consistently for leadership in business development, capture management, and winning … Continue reading Keys to creating winning proposals | Amtower Off Center →

The procurement environment in 2018 | Amtower Off Center

Host Mark Amtower interviews industry experts Bob Lohfeld and Stan Soloway – May 2018

Click here to listen to Mark’s interview On May 7, 2018 Amtower Off Center host Mark Amtower talked with Stan Soloway (President and CEO of Celero Strategies) and Bob Lohfeld (CEO, Lohfeld Consulting) on several issues impacting government contracting. Topics include: the procurement climate under the Trump administration the impact of the new environment on all contractors (large, mid and small) which contracts are more active for services, including the GWACs and IDIQs (Alliant, OASIS, CIO-SP3, Seaport-e and NG) the headline-making OTAs non-traditional and alternative contracting DoDs JEDI the “commercial portal” legislation and the potential impact Hosted by nationally-known speaker and consultant Mark Amtower, Amtower Off-Center highlights the good, the bad, the ugly and the just plain silly of doing business in the government market. Every week experts join Mark for a lively discussion of current issues facing the government contractor community. Stan Soloway is President & CEO of Celero … Continue reading The procurement environment in 2018 | Amtower Off Center →

Federal Government shutdown, continuing resolutions (CRs), and what contractors need to do

Contractor resources for addressing government shutdowns

Mark Amtower’s January 19, 2018 show on Federal News Radio discussed the Federal Government shutdown and related steps contractors need to take—as well as Continuing Resolutions (CRs) and past shutdowns from both the government and contractor points of view. The show also provided step-by-step guidance on how to minimize a shutdown’s impact on contractors, employees, and their customers. Simon Szykman, former CIO of the Department of Commerce and NIST and current CTO of Attain, and Bob Lohfeld, CEO of Lohfeld Consulting Group, provide the commentary. The show is the first one that takes a close look at shutdowns and their impact on the contractor community. Some of the interesting discussions during the broadcast include: Mark Amtower pointed out an appalling statistic from the Bipartisan Policy Center—from 1976 to present, there have only been four budgets passed on time. The last one passed on time was in 1996—22 years ago. What … Continue reading Federal Government shutdown, continuing resolutions (CRs), and what contractors need to do →