In 2014, many legislators and pundits hailed the Federal Information Technology Reform Act (FITARA) as the most significant changes to the federal IT procurement system since the Information Technology Management… Continue reading Can GSA help agencies gain efficiencies?

The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a request for information on May 2 requesting industry feedback on government-wide acquisitions and usage of mobility. This RFI, pursuant to the draft Office… Continue reading Mobility category management: $1 billion opportunity with plenty of risks

In a continuing effort to improve the Defense Department’s source selection process, Claire Grady, director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology… Continue reading DoD revamps source selection process

The General Services Administration (GSA) released the Veterans Technology Services 2 (VETS 2) RFP on April 21. GSA plans to make awards to the top 70 Service Disabled Veteran Owned… Continue reading GSA VETS 2: Are there implications for Alliant 2?

Recently, I wrote an article about how to get ready for Alliant 2. Since then, many colleagues have asked, “How can I determine if my company has the capabilities to… Continue reading 3 ways to predict if you have a shot at Alliant 2

In this webinar replay, Brenda Crist helps you learn to multiply the power of your company’s BD, capture, and proposal staff by tapping the potential of your project staff to… Continue reading [Webinar replay] 4 ways to leverage project staff for your BD efforts

With the proliferation of multiple award vehicles such as GWACs and IDIQs, BD, capture, and proposal professionals face many complexities. OMB and OFPP seek to consolidate these vehicles, while agencies… Continue reading Q&A: Target the right IDIQs and GWACs (and win your share of task orders) [Webinar replay]

Listen to Francis Rose and Bob Lohfeld on In Depth with Francis Rose. Bob says the new lowest price/technically acceptable (LPTA) limits may be a sign DoD is trying to phase out… Continue reading Are the new LPTA limits a sign DoD is trying to phase out LPTA?

Normally, the easiest way for government contractors to find new revenue is to prospect in adjacent markets, and the closer these markets are to your existing business base, the more… Continue reading Three strategies for growing in adjacent markets

Your chance of winning a protest may be better than you think, but that depends on how you define winning. Last year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decided only 3.43%… Continue reading How good are your chances of winning a bid protest?