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About Russell Smith

Russell founded OCI in 1985, and has been serving as President ever since. He has overseen its growth into one of the largest and most recognized proposal service companies in the nation. For him, every part of the work is exciting: Serving the customers, educating the prospects, engaging the consultants. Prior to founding OCI, he worked as a proposal manager for several federal contractors including ManTech. Originally from West Texas, Russell completed two degrees at the University of Texas before moving to Virginia. Following service in the Army, he completed his Doctorate at the College of William and Mary. He is a past president of the National Capital Area Chapter of the APMP.

Who Provides the Best Value for Proposal Staffing Service?

The buyers of proposal staffing services face a critical problem: How to get proposal winning support for an affordable price? To analyze this question, let’s divide the providers into: (1) Low price, (2) high price, and (3) medium price. 1. Low Price Proposal Staffing Providers Through competing with them, we know that [...]

By |2015-08-05T13:08:42+00:00August 5, 2015|Government Proposal Consultants|0 Comments

7 Ways to Lower the Cost of Using Proposal Consultants

During the past 30 years, our company has helped customers prepare thousands of proposals. Based on this experience, we can offer the following guidance to lower the cost of using proposal consultants. 1. Establish a relationship with a source that provides quality proposal consultants at an affordable price. Some proposal consulting companies [...]

By |2015-08-05T01:30:04+00:00August 5, 2015|Government Proposal Consultants|0 Comments

Behind the Source Selection Looking Glass: What Happens After Your Proposal is Delivered – A Presentation at APMP by Wendy Frieman

“The overriding conclusion is, there is ‘a fundamental mismatch’ between what agencies want to hear about and how proposal teams spend time and money..” Unique Proposal Evaluation Research On July 15, 2015 Wendy Frieman [say Freeman] made a presentation at the NCA APMP dinner meeting on research she had performed addressing the [...]

By |2015-08-04T14:23:40+00:00August 4, 2015|Government Proposal Consultants|0 Comments
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