Remember when you were in school, and you received report cards? When companies contract with the Federal Government, they receive a report card called a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR).… Continue reading Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs)

There is a dichotomy between the way industry and government Source Selection Evaluation Boards (SSEBs) run proposal reviews. In industry, reviewers read the entire proposal and make in-line recommendations concerning… Continue reading Run your next proposal review like the government

If your proposal is evaluated in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subparts 8.4, 15.3, 16.505, and Part 13, the Government can use a confidence rating to score all or… Continue reading Increase Your Confidence Rating Score

If you attended a proposal writing class years ago, the instructor taught you to include win themes in every major proposal section. The instructor told you to link win themes… Continue reading The Rationale for Eliminating Win Themes in Proposals

Proposal professionals are accustomed to responding to the Federal Government’s requirements as detailed in the performance work statement (PWS) included in the RFP. Here’s what to know when the government… Continue reading Here’s what you need to know when the customer asks you to write the PWS

The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC)’s highly anticipated Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) RFP, released June 25, has already seen… Continue reading Does the latest CIO-SP4 amendments create inequities?

Just because COVID-19 is forcing us indoors doesn’t mean that we can’t get together and learn from one another. Recently, Lohfeld Principal Consultant and Capture expert Dr. Doug Himberger interviewed… Continue reading MULTI-PART SERIES: Influencing the Acquisition process and LPTA solicitations – Up close and personal, Part 5

Just because COVID-19 is forcing us indoors doesn’t mean that we can’t get together and learn from one another. Lohfeld Principal Consultant and capture expert Dr. Doug Himberger interviewed Jacob… Continue reading MULTI-PART SERIES: Meeting with Acquisition officials – Up close and personal, Part 1

This article was originally published on May 1, 2020 on WashingtonTechnology.com We all know that, at a minimum, proposals must be compliant and responsive. If a proposal meets this minimum… Continue reading How to review your proposal to move beyond ‘Acceptable’

Federal Government evaluators do not read your proposal; they score it. Observed features with proven benefits that have merit beyond mere acceptability are scored as Strengths. The bidder with the… Continue reading Transform Color Team Reviews with Training