Tag: RFP

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

In FY18, 20 Super Small Business Tasks Orders (TOs) with combined ceiling values of more than $1.3 billion and spending to date of more than $1.2 billion will exceed their… Continue reading The SUPER Small Business Task Orders

In FY18, 20 Super Professional Services Task Orders with combined ceiling values of more than $19.6 billion and spending to date of more than $19.5 billion will exceed their ultimate… Continue reading The SUPER Professional Services Task Orders

Proposal professionals use the term wired to refer to a request for proposal (RFP) they believe is rigged to ensure one company wins. Customers rig an RFP by using specific… Continue reading A 360 degree view of wired RFPs

The General Services Administration (GSA) released the Veterans Technology Services 2 (VETS 2) RFP on April 21. GSA plans to make awards to the top 70 Service Disabled Veteran Owned… Continue reading GSA VETS 2: Are there implications for Alliant 2?

Dear Proposal Doctor, Senior executives in my organization are constantly inserting material into the proposal that is not called for in the RFP and spending time on proposal components that… Continue reading Ask Proposal Doctor – Creating balance between "required" and "desired"?

“He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and… Continue reading 6 more changes experts would make to the BD, capture, and proposal process

A compliance matrix can serve multiple purposes. It’s an internal document that keeps your entire proposal team on the same page regarding compliance and ensures your proposal meets all requirements.… Continue reading 7 Reasons to develop a compliance matrix