This week, Lisa Pafe provides insights into how incumbents should work with their project managers when preparing for recompete procurements. Incumbents often proceed with the re-compete capture and proposal process… Continue reading Working with project managers on recompetes: Risk aversion versus price (Part 1)

Bundled contracts, unbundled contracts, emphasis on well-trained procurement support staff, training axed in cost-cutting measures, short turnarounds, extended and extended extensions, virtual proposals, everyone in the war room… The more… Continue reading 21 Experts’ predictions for capture/proposal industry changes – Part 3

The old adage says, “Nothing’s constant except change.” (We can add death and taxes, but even the taxes part seems in constant flux these days!) Stay in the government capture… Continue reading 21 Experts’ predictions for capture/proposal industry changes – Part 2

It’s a fact of life that government contracting experiences cyclical changes. Hang around in this game long enough, and you’ll start to recognize “patterns.” Over the last 25 plus years,… Continue reading 21 Experts’ predictions for capture/proposal industry changes – Part 1

As the government moves into an era of tighter budgets, we’re seeing procurement strategies shift from the traditional “best value” award criteria where the government could award to other than… Continue reading Insights on Low Price, Technically Acceptable, Low Price (LPTA) procurements