This month’s bid roundup covers 12 forecasted opportunities, each above $250M and together representing roughly $48B in future federal spending, all scheduled for release in 2027 and 2028. From a… Continue reading Use Forecast Bids to Win $48B in 2027 and 2028 Contracts
Thirty new opportunities just landed on this month’s active bids list, and four of them have responses due soon. The Space Force’s $655M Mission Delta 9 (MD9) – SL-5 EC2-S… Continue reading Use Active Bids to Drive Business Growth Now
AI learning is accelerating, and the gap between teams building systematic capability and those experimenting in isolation is widening. Lohfeld Consulting surveyed capture and proposal professionals to understand how teams… Continue reading How to Build an AI Learning Strategy for GovCon Proposal Teams
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
Mark Amtower sat down with Brenda Crist, Vice President of Lohfeld Consulting Group, to discuss Lohfeld Consulting’s Group’s latest book, From Prompts to Proposals: An AI Maturity Model, and why… Continue reading Harnessing the Power of AI | Federal News Network
Ask capture and proposal professionals where to spend training budgets first, and you’ll get a different answer this year than last year. AI training still leads, but by a narrow… Continue reading How to Prioritize and Spend Your FY27 Training Budget
If you’re looking to hire a proposal manager, senior proposal writer, or consultant with AI skills to fill a position in 2027, what qualifications, skills, and experience should you be… Continue reading How to Hire an AI-Skilled Proposal Professional in 2027
A government shutdown doesn’t pause your pipeline; it just scrambles it. Some pursuits keep moving, while others stall for months without warning. Last year’s 43-day shutdown, the longest in U.S.… Continue reading How to Shutdown-Proof Your FY27 Pipeline: A Checklist
Months before a single bill reaches the President’s desk, FY27 appropriations are already picking winners and losers. The House has shown its full hand. The Senate hasn’t shown anything. For… Continue reading FY27 Budget Watch: Where the Money Is (and Isn’t) Headed
A commercial-first model for CAS, contract audit, small business, and government-wide acquisition For decades, the federal government has built specialized systems for protecting public funds: the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS),… Continue reading The Federal Government Should Stop Paying for the Same Assurance Twice
A continuing resolution is not a pause button. It’s a pipeline hazard with a deadline. With a contentious midterm election bearing down this fall, Congress must reconcile two different CR… Continue reading How to Protect Your Pipeline During CR Uncertainty
A bridge contract is not a stopgap to wait out—it’s a starting gun. The moment an agency awards one, the countdown clock begins on a window most competitors never see… Continue reading Your Countdown Clock to Capturing a Bridge Contract
Every proposal manager has a coping mechanism for deadline stress, whether they admit it or not. Some color-code every tab in the compliance matrix. Some send six-paragraph Slack messages at… Continue reading How Proposal Managers Can Survive Deadline Stress
