Government evaluators often review hundreds of pages, and making their job easier can set your proposal apart. But how do you design a proposal that makes their evaluation a breeze… Continue reading Design Secrets That Make Evaluation a Breeze

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

It’s Thursday. Time for another proposal color team review. The Proposal Manager is faced with one of these all-too-familiar scenarios. Scenario 1: Reviewers call the baby ugly The color team… Continue reading How proposal review teams can derail your win

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (George Santayana) Over the past 25 years spent managing and submitting thousands of proposals and task order responses, I’ve… Continue reading Don’t make these mistakes – 12 vital proposal lessons

If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. –Albert Einstein During the Pursuit Phase, your Capture Team should have developed a solution that addresses your client’s… Continue reading How to finalize your proposal solution

A compliance matrix can serve multiple purposes. It’s an internal document that keeps your entire proposal team on the same page regarding compliance and ensures your proposal meets all requirements.… Continue reading 7 Reasons to develop a compliance matrix