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What do you do after winning a MAC?

Part 2 of 4 in Lohfeld’s MAC series

Winning a MAC presents a terrific opportunity to grow your company and should not be squandered. Government contractors won’t win a sizeable share of MAC tasks orders just waiting around for them to drop—it takes careful planning and preparation right from the start. Statistics across MACs indicate the top 10 contractors receive most or all contract awards, approximately 20% of contractors will win less than $10M, and a few will win zero task orders, as indicated by Alliant’s results. Alliant Large Business: Awarded $17.7B to 52 contractors from FY12–May 2018 Top 10 contractors won 80% of all contract dollars Top 25 contractors won 96.6% of all contract dollars (inclusive of the Top 10 contractors) 17 contractors in the mid-tier range earned 3.3% of all contract dollars 10 contractors won fewer than $10M or .01% of all contract dollars with one company that won zero dollars. So, if you’ve been lucky … Continue reading What do you do after winning a MAC? →

How MACs can increase your bottom line

Part 1 of 4 in Lohfeld’s MAC series

What are Multiple-Award Contracts (MAC) and why should they matter to you? Simply put, a MAC is a basic contract awarded to multiple contractors against which they compete for task order awards. MACs are also referred to as Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) and Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC). Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) govern how government agencies use MACs to procure goods and services. MACs should matter to every government contractor for five reasons. MAC spending represented nearly 25% of all U.S. Government spending in fiscal 2017. During the fourth quarter, which starts July 1, most of that spending occurs through MACs. Government agencies depend on MACs to support their workload due to compressed timelines and limited acquisition resources—especially in the fourth quarter. Many MACs are designated as Best in Class (BICs) contracts, and agencies such as the Department of Defense (DOD) are using BICs as their preferred method to acquire … Continue reading How MACs can increase your bottom line →

Behind the curtain: A look at the government’s hidden market

Federal contractors realize that they must own multiple award contracts to compete

By now, federal contractors realize that they must own multiple award contracts to compete in the $95 billion federal market. (If we subtract classified spending from this figure, fiscal 2017 IT spending topped $80 billion). Meanwhile, IT modernization and related initiatives such as strategic sourcing, category management, and Better Buying Power are dramatically shrinking the number of prime contracts. Best in Class (BIC) preferred and mandatory vehicles are further decreasing buying options. If you don’t have the MACs, you simply cannot compete. If you don’t believe me, look at the numbers. In 2012, according to Bloomberg Government, the federal government spent $6 billion on IT products and services through IT government wide acquisition contracts (GWACs). Overall, by 2017, that figure topped $13 billion with well over 60 percent of IT spending happening through GWACs and other MACs, including agency-specific IDIQs. In that same period, set-aside spending on MACs grew 137 … Continue reading Behind the curtain: A look at the government’s hidden market →

Join our team at the 2017 APMP-NCA Mid-Atlantic Conference & Expo

October 13, 2017 | Westin Tysons Corner, VA

Join us at the 2017 APMP-NCA Mid-Atlantic Conference (MAC) for a jam-packed day of presentations by business development, capture, and proposal professionals. This year’s conference theme: Potential Unlimited! Everyone wants to realize their maximum potential in whatever their chosen profession. How do you do that in the world of business development, capture management, and proposal development? The APMP-NCA 2017 MAC will help you and your organization maximize your potential by learning from some of the top professionals in the country. The four program tracks – Technologies, Transitions, Creativity, and Success – are designed to inspire, motivate, educate, and rejuvenate you. The sessions will provide tangible takeaways – specific tools, techniques, and practices – that you can bring back to your day-to-day work. You’ll also have an opportunity to participate in a vigorous exchange of ideas with fellow BD/capture/proposal professionals. Whether you come to the conference looking for inspiration, motivation, rejuvenation, or … Continue reading Join our team at the 2017 APMP-NCA Mid-Atlantic Conference & Expo →