You only get one shot at a great proposal kickoff meeting, so make it count. Good kickoff meetings put the controls and processes in place to efficiently produce the proposal… Continue reading Proposal Kickoff – Laying the groundwork before RFP release

Facts At-a-Glance TOPIC DESCRIPTION Name Design, Development, Demonstration, and Integration II (D3I2), Domain 1 and Domain 2 Follow-on Contracts Agency Department of the Army, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense… Continue reading Are You Ready for the D3I2 Bid and Industry Day?

Facts At-a-Glance TOPIC DESCRIPTION DRFP name Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Program, Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) Agency Department of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force,… Continue reading Are You Ready for the Air Force MPE Bid?

One of a typical proposal writer’s biggest complaints is that the proposal is too page-constrained. Having a 50-page statement of work (SOW) and a 25-page proposal limit is not unusual,… Continue reading 50 Words, Phrases, and Techniques that Save Proposal Space

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

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

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

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

The term “standup meeting” was coined to describe a proposal meeting so brief that attendees could stand without discomfort. Standup meetings should be long enough to efficiently communicate status and… Continue reading Daily Proposal Standup Meeting Management Tips

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 Here is where to secure your GovCon news