Category: Proposal Writing

The Alliant 3 competition just got more intense! With Amendment #2 released on September 19, 2024, the General Services Administration (GSA) has introduced key changes to the scoring table and… Continue reading Win Alliant 3 Now: Here is your Free Strategy and Tracking Tool!

Forming a Joint Venture (JV) can give companies the strategic advantage they need to win contracts. However, writing winning proposals for JVs requires different strategies and approaches than those written… Continue reading Empower Your Team to Write Successful Proposals for JVs

As bid and proposal professionals, we often communicate with strangers or people with whom we only have a slight acquaintance to get the needed information to create winning proposals. We… Continue reading Engaging Strangers: The Communication Edge in Proposals

After working tirelessly on several proposals over an extended period, I noticed myself slipping into a state I call “Proposal Brain.” The symptoms are all too familiar: fatigue, forgetfulness, apathy,… Continue reading Proposal Brain: How to Overcome the Fatigue of Proposal Writing

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI) have quickly emerged as game-changers in the bid and proposal industry, promising to enhance efficiency and quality. But is AI delivering on the… Continue reading Is AI Delivering on its Potential for Proposals Now? Survey Says…

Picture this: You’ve invested weeks of hard work and resources into crafting a proposal, only to watch it unravel during the Pink Team review. The disappointment is gut-wrenching. But why… Continue reading Pink Team Perfection: How to Avoid Common Mistakes and Win

Unsuccessful proposal reviews are a massive headache for capture and proposal managers because they waste valuable time, diminish team morale, and reduce the likelihood of winning contracts. Yet, even the… Continue reading Why Proposal Reviews Fail and How to Fix Them

Are you ready to secure an Alliant 3 contract? The competition is fierce, with the General Services Administration (GSA) awarding contracts to only 76 companies (plus a few more if… Continue reading Free Alliant 3 Strategy and Tracking Tool: Your Key to a Winning Proposal!

Crafting compelling proposals can often be challenging. In a recent LinkedIn survey, we asked 157 bid and proposal professionals about the most difficult sections of a proposal to write. Here’s… Continue reading Nailing the Challenging Parts of Proposals Now

The General Services Administration (GSA) Contracting Office released a pre-solicitation packet with early draft attachments on April 10, 2024. GSA anticipates releasing the final solicitation in Q3 FY2024. GSA requests… Continue reading Alliant 3 Heads Up: Questions Due April 18