Tag: Lisa Pafe

COVID-19: What Can Federal Contractors Do?

This article was originally published March 17, 2020 on WashingtonTechnology.com The primary impact is that everyone involved in Federal procurement – acquisition professionals, Federal contractors, and others – is busy… Continue reading COVID-19: What Can Federal Contractors Do?

Beware the dangers of groupthink

This article was originally published January 10, 2020 on WashingtonTechnology.com Proposal color team reviews don’t work. Why? In many cases, proposal reviewers make two critical mistakes: They read the proposal… Continue reading Beware the dangers of groupthink

Prepare for 2020 with Training!

Hindsight is 2020. You don’t want to look back at 2020 and regret missed opportunities. The new year brings a lot of uncertainties – but one thing IS certain. To… Continue reading Prepare for 2020 with Training!

Five Tips to Improve Past Performance Ratings

Contractors often struggle to define a discriminating value proposition. While a value proposition is certainly comprised of your service or product solution, it also incorporates your past performance. A proposal… Continue reading Five Tips to Improve Past Performance Ratings

Opportunity Alert: OASIS Unrestricted On-Ramps

The General Services Administration (GSA) on-ramp proposals to the existing One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business (OASIS SB) Pools 1, 3 and 4 and 8(a) sub-Pools are due… Continue reading Opportunity Alert: OASIS Unrestricted On-Ramps

Strength-Based Winning™: Training Refresh

Lohfeld Consulting Group’s Strength-Based Winning™ training helps you vet, solution, articulate and deliver a compelling proposal that speaks directly to what the customer values. Our students learn how to develop… Continue reading Strength-Based Winning™: Training Refresh

Opportunity Alert: A Flurry of OASIS On-Ramps

After several months in a holding pattern due to U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) solicitation protest B-408685.18, on April 17, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued an update to the… Continue reading Opportunity Alert: A Flurry of OASIS On-Ramps

Nudging Toward Change

Reprinted with permission from APMP-NCA eZine We Want to Change Most organizations and individuals agree that they could do better. As a capture and proposal expert, I work with dozens… Continue reading Nudging Toward Change

The Great Proposal: A True Story of Strengths

The great proposal did not start out great – nor did it focus on Strengths. In the beginning, 15 months prior to RFP release, there were the usual problems we… Continue reading The Great Proposal: A True Story of Strengths

Beware the OASIS On-Ramp. It isn’t as easy as it looks

There’s an old adage: Saying it is one thing, but proving it is another. In the world of GSA OASIS On-Ramps, this adage is very fitting. GSA has announced that… Continue reading Beware the OASIS On-Ramp. It isn’t as easy as it looks