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5 tips for using social media to advance capture in the GovCon market

The number of government customers using social media to communicate their objectives and requirements is growing yearly, and LinkedIn is their social media tool of choice. In his annual 2022/2023… Continue reading 5 tips for using social media to advance capture in the GovCon market

Using the GAO High-Risk List to Support Capture Now

If your company is looking to help the government solve its most distressing problems, look no further than the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) High-Risk List. The programs on GAO’s list… Continue reading Using the GAO High-Risk List to Support Capture Now

Tips for Increasing the Ease of Evaluation

As an enthusiastic reader of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Protest Docket, I often see that proposals are not highly scored if the customer doesn’t find the required information in… Continue reading Tips for Increasing the Ease of Evaluation

Lessons Learned from the GAO Protest Docket – Part 4

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Protest Docket is one of the best sources of information to learn how the government grades best-value competitions. The Docket explains the proposal requirements, how… Continue reading Lessons Learned from the GAO Protest Docket – Part 4

Where do you get your GovCon news?

The government contracting (GovCon) market is enormous. It’s valued at approximately $700B as of fiscal year (FY) 2022 and growing. The GovCon market is equally diverse, spanning everything from artificial… Continue reading Where do you get your GovCon news?

Making the most of your bid and proposal training budgets

Is your company meeting all its business growth goals? Are your costs per bid at or below your budget? Do your proposals consistently receive the highest scores? If you answered… Continue reading Making the most of your bid and proposal training budgets

CIO-SP4 Next Steps

Preliminary notification of an award The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) announced they’re providing preliminary notifications of apparent successful offerors for CIO-SP4 on… Continue reading CIO-SP4 Next Steps

Tips for hiring proposal consultants

Companies are tightening their belts and trying to do more with less while maintaining an exemplary win rate. Hiring proposal consultants is an excellent way to add part-time or on-call… Continue reading Tips for hiring proposal consultants

Top 10 tips for doing more with less

In these days of corporate belt-tightening and layoffs, we all are being called on to do more with less or generate more wins with fewer resources. So, we assembled 10… Continue reading Top 10 tips for doing more with less

The great belt-tightening

As we have all read, tens of thousands of staff were laid off in late 2022 and early 2023, including those listed below: We have also seen many companies begin… Continue reading The great belt-tightening