Use Mighty Bids to Drive Mid/Small Company Growth Now

Brenda Crist
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Each month, Lohfeld Consulting publishes the Mighty Bids Blog, which focuses on bids ranging from $10M to $499M, in addition to its two companion blogs, Mega Bids and Mystic Bids. Mega Bids focuses on active bids over $500M, and Mystic Bids focuses on forecasted opportunities one to two years in advance.

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Use Mystic Bids to Forecast Business Growth Now

Brenda Crist
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Lohfeld Consulting’s quarterly list of Mystic (Forecast) Bids is a forward-looking view of significant opportunities that the federal government is likely to release in the next two years. Mystic Bids complements our two ongoing series—Mega Bids, which tracks active opportunities valued at more than $500M, and Mighty Bids, which spotlights active opportunities ranging from $10M to $499M. We define “active bids” as those where the government has already conducted market research, hosted an industry day, or otherwise engaged with potential offerors.

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Use Mega Bids to Drive Business Growth in October 2025

Brenda Crist

Each month, Lohfeld Consulting publishes a Mega Bids blog featuring bids exceeding $500M, and its companion blogs, Mighty Bids, which focuses on bids ranging from $10M-$499M, and Mystic Bids, which highlights bids forecast for the next two years. The Mega and Mighty Bids blogs only feature bids that have demonstrated government activity, such as the release of a request for information (RFI), a sources sought notice (SSN), an industry day notice, or other pre-RFP documents. Every month, we remove bids that are inactive, imminent, or stalled.

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How to Survive the Shutdown and Come Out Ahead

Brenda Crist
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The Federal Government shutdown makes it feel like the GovCon industry is grinding to a halt. During this time, solicitations stall, funding is delayed, and contracting officers may be unavailable. For capture and proposal professionals, this uncertainty is frustrating.  

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