Tag: RFP

The long-anticipated PACTS III request for proposal (RFP) is nearly ready for release. The government plans to hold an industry day and release the RFP at the end of August… Continue reading Are You Ready for the PACTS III Industry Day and Bid?

Facts At-a-Glance TOPIC DESCRIPTION Name USALearning® Integrated Learning EcoSystem Support Products and Services Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract Agency Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Period of performance One 5-year… Continue reading Are You Ready for the USALearning® Bid?

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

All proposals have one thing in common. Unless they meet their submission deadlines, the customer does not evaluate them, and the company loses the bid. Therefore, verifying the proposal is… Continue reading Advanced scheduling

UPDATED December 19, 2022 GSA released its draft for the Alliant 3 procurement on October 19, 2022 and is accepting bidder comments until January 6, 2023. You can submit your… Continue reading Did GSA get it wrong on Alliant 3?

There is a dichotomy between the way industry and government Source Selection Evaluation Boards (SSEBs) run proposal reviews. In industry, reviewers read the entire proposal and make in-line recommendations concerning… Continue reading Run your next proposal review like the government

Given the recurring problems with large multiple-award contract vehicles, the government needs to reevaluate how it bundles the purchasing of IT products and services. What started out to be Best… Continue reading Best-in-class, or worst-in-class?

Federal Government source selection officials are very likely to review your bid electronically rather than in hard copy. Telework is here to stay, and federal proposal evaluators working from home… Continue reading Five tips to help evaluators find key words (and winning content)

The General Services Administration (GSA) issued the final Multiple Award Contract (MAC) RFPs for the Polaris women-owned Small Business (WOSB) and Small Business (SB) pools on March 25. This much… Continue reading Polaris Pre-Award Protest: The New Normal for MACs?

Most companies want to minimize the time spent preparing Requests for Proposal (RFP) compliance matrices without skimping on accuracy. Typically, companies allow one to three days from the time they… Continue reading Tips for shredding RFPs quickly and accurately