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Get Ready for the Q3 and Q4 SUPER Task Orders

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) or Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) contract holders can expect a roaring third and fourth quarter 2018, since many bids expected in the Q1 and Q2 were… Continue reading Get Ready for the Q3 and Q4 SUPER Task Orders

Congratulations, you won an IDIQ! Now what?

In the past year, two major Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), Alliant Small Business and CIO-SP3 Small Business, had major on-ramps. On February 14, 2018, the General Services Administration (GSA)… Continue reading Congratulations, you won an IDIQ! Now what?

Best in Class (BIC) contract vehicles and why you need them

The Federal Government is encouraging agencies to use Best in Class (BIC) government wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) to better leverage their buying power. In a January 5, 2017 report, Improving… Continue reading Best in Class (BIC) contract vehicles and why you need them

5 tips for improving your business pipeline and bottom line

Highly profitable businesses are agile. They devote time to researching new bids and pruning their pipeline to maximize their win rate. Their bid staff keep a challenging workload, yet they… Continue reading 5 tips for improving your business pipeline and bottom line

The SUPER Small Business Task Orders

In FY18, 20 Super Small Business Tasks Orders (TOs) with combined ceiling values of more than $1.3 billion and spending to date of more than $1.2 billion will exceed their… Continue reading The SUPER Small Business Task Orders

The SUPER Professional Services Task Orders

In FY18, 20 Super Professional Services Task Orders with combined ceiling values of more than $19.6 billion and spending to date of more than $19.5 billion will exceed their ultimate… Continue reading The SUPER Professional Services Task Orders

The SUPER IT Task Orders

In FY18, 20 Super Information Technology (IT) Tasks Orders with combined ceiling values of more than $4.4 billion and spending to date of more than $4 billion will exceed their… Continue reading The SUPER IT Task Orders

How strong is your business ecosystem?

Achieving a consistently high proposal win rate requires a highly capable bid and proposal team, in addition to a strong business ecosystem consisting of contracts, finance, human resources, recruiting, technical… Continue reading How strong is your business ecosystem?

The root causes and solutions to “100 words that kill your proposal”

Bob Lohfeld published an article in Washington Technology several years ago called 100 words that kill your proposal. He explained, “Inexperienced proposal writers seem to use words that should be… Continue reading The root causes and solutions to “100 words that kill your proposal”

How government contractors can grow in an increasingly competitive and stagnant market

For the past several years, government spending on contracts has been stagnant or decreased. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Contracting Data Analysis Assessment of Government-wide Trends Report (March 2017) found… Continue reading How government contractors can grow in an increasingly competitive and stagnant market