Tag: lessons learned

Top 10 free government websites and databases for supporting your bid

The Federal Government publishes an inordinate amount of free information for jumpstarting your bids. We summarize our top 10 favorites below. Many of these free databases are hosted by the… Continue reading Top 10 free government websites and databases for supporting your bid

Lessons Learned in Strength-Based Winning® from GAO’s Protest Docket

One of the best sources to learn about how the government grades best value competitions is the General Accountability Office (GAO) Protest Docket. The Docket explains the proposal requirements, how… Continue reading Lessons Learned in Strength-Based Winning® from GAO’s Protest Docket

How to review your proposal to move beyond ‘Acceptable’

This article was originally published on May 1, 2020 on WashingtonTechnology.com We all know that, at a minimum, proposals must be compliant and responsive. If a proposal meets this minimum… Continue reading How to review your proposal to move beyond ‘Acceptable’

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?

Highlight your Strengths

We all know the adage: features tell, but benefits sell. This tired, old adage of how to sell is true, but in the federal space, Strengths result in the win.… Continue reading Highlight your Strengths

Capture and proposal innovations: the year that was and the year ahead

At the start of Fiscal Year 2014, many made bold predictions of a better year ahead. Post-sequestration, pundits also predicted that the pendulum would begin to swing away from Lowest… Continue reading Capture and proposal innovations: the year that was and the year ahead

An agile retrospective

Looking back at the past and into the future makes me think of the Proposal Postmortem. Performing a critical Lessons Learned review of what worked well and what can be… Continue reading An agile retrospective

Q&A – Doing more with less – and winning more! Part 2

The typical company spends on average 10% of their revenue target on Bids and Proposals (B&P). Risks that increase the B&P budget include poor bid decisions, an immature solution, insufficient… Continue reading Q&A – Doing more with less – and winning more! Part 2

Proposal production across the business development life cycle – phase 5 (Part 6 of 6)

In her previous post (Part 5 of 6), Briana Coleman, PPM.APMP discussed the key activities involved in Phase 4 of the typical business development (BD) life cycle: Phase 1 Opportunity… Continue reading Proposal production across the business development life cycle – phase 5 (Part 6 of 6)

The art of the data call: proof points that POP

In today’s blog post, Lisa Pafe follows up on her 7 questions to ask before RFP release with insights on crafting effective data calls… In my previous blog, I discussed… Continue reading The art of the data call: proof points that POP