Creating Winning Proposals for Government Contractors
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Discover how the government evaluates proposals and how our methodology focuses every proposal on your company’s strengths.
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Create presentations that go beyond compliance and ensure your message is delivered effectively and robustly.
Our consultants have mastered the art of pursuing and winning government programs, dedicating 20+ years on average to the craft. Clients who fully implement our expert recommendations have seen their proposal win rates double.* Change your reality and win more with Lohfeld Consulting.
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“The Lohfeld team has been a shining example of how to get things done. In fact, they produced an 800% increase in our conversions and reduced the cost/conversion by 80.3%.”
—Defense and Aerospace Contractor
This article describes 30 active bids that show government engagement in the past quarter. To be labeled “active,” bids must show government engagement in the past quarter through draft solicitation… Continue reading Use Active Bids to Drive Business Growth Now
Lohfeld Consulting’s Mystic Bids blog highlights forecasted procurements still in development, giving contractors an early look at where the market is heading. In this edition, we focus on 10 major… Continue reading Use Mystic Bids to Forecast Business Growth Now
The Army’s Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services (MAPS) is not just another IDIQ; it is a decade-long gateway to mission-critical work across technical, management, Research, Development, Test, and… Continue reading How to Win Army MAPS: Strategy, Scoring, and Risk
Few contract vehicles carry the strategic weight of OASIS+. For professional services firms in the GovCon space, it represents long-term access to federal agencies, broad scope flexibility, and significant revenue… Continue reading OASIS+: How to Navigate Complexity with Confidence
Capture Management is changing, and contractors who don’t evolve—those who are capturing too late in the acquisition lifecycle or are not set up to respond quickly—are going to see declines… Continue reading The State of Capture in 2026: What’s Changed Now?
Capturing a bid requires discipline and authority long before the RFP is released. Organizations that win consistently do not report pipeline activity; they control outcomes through structured capture execution. Early… Continue reading How to Capture a Bid with Discipline and Authority
Challenge-based procurements are exposing a hard truth in GovCon: strong proposals are no longer enough. Agencies are no longer satisfied with polished narratives, well-crafted past performance sections, or carefully worded… Continue reading How to Win Challenge-Based Procurements Now
Proposal resumes are often the least appreciated section of a proposal. In many GovCon organizations, Proposal Managers delegate resume writing to inexperienced writers, reviewers skim them, and evaluators move through… Continue reading How to Unlock Proposal Resumes That Win Now
Date: March 10-12, 2026 (3-day class)
Time: 12:00-4:30 pm EDT
Location: Online, LIVE, Instructor-Led
Date: March 10-12, 2026 (3-day class)
Time: 12:00-4:30 pm EDT
Location: Online, LIVE, Instructor-Led
Date: April 21-23, 2026 (3-day class)
Time: 12:00-4:00 pm EDT
Location: Online, LIVE, Instructor-Led
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