Proposal Management

How to Unlock Self-Scoring IDIQ Wins Now

By Brenda Crist, March 31, 2026

Self-scoring bids are a common fixture across GovCon Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requests for proposals (RFPs). Agencies across the federal market require offerors to evaluate and score their own past performance, certifications, and qualifications before a government evaluator reviews a single page. If your team is not built for self-scoring competitions, a better-prepared competitor will outscore you before the technical evaluation begins; self-scoring RFPs reward companies that have done the work long before RFPs drop.