Use Forecast Bids to Win $48B in 2027 and 2028 Contracts
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 $7.5B DISA systems engineering vehicle to DHS’s biometric collection program to NOAA’s satellite ground systems and DOS’s antiterrorism training services, these bids will define market position for the next two years. The firms that start shaping them now are the ones sitting across the table when the RFP finally drops.
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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 Ground System Sustainment RFI and the Air Force’s CNS/ATM Recompete, are both due on September 11; the FAA’s $41.4M Environmental Management, Analysis, Research, and International Support (EMARIS) II RFI closes September 18; and a $1.5M Navy sources sought for Logistics Analyst (Table of Allowance (TOA) Support) and Administrative Assistant Services is due by September 7, 2026. Each one is a real window to shape requirements before evaluation criteria lock in, and the smallest of the three is the fastest path to a new agency relationship.
CONTINUE READINGHow to Build an AI Learning Strategy for GovCon Proposal Teams
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 are keeping up with AI advances in bid and proposal work, and the results reveal both strong individual initiative and a significant organizational gap. When asked: “How do you primarily keep up with AI advances in bid and proposal work?” 142 respondents answered:
CONTINUE READINGOASIS+: How to Navigate Complexity with Confidence
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 potential. However, that opportunity comes with a tradeoff; OASIS+ is also one of the most complex proposals many contractors will ever prepare.
CONTINUE READINGHarnessing the Power of AI | Federal News Network
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 mature AI governance is essential to delivering high-scoring proposals securely and efficiently.
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