Nearly all federal proposal groups face a critical training problem: Providing instruction that will increase win skills at an affordable cost . . . There are two primary issues: Getting proposal staff trained Getting the engineers, program managers, and subject matter experts (SMEs) trained Following below are 9 ways to provide training that [...]
On October 24, the Contracting Officer said that the procurement office would release the final RAPID Spacecraft Acquisition IV solicitation “in the next couple of weeks.” Thus, bidders are on notice, the race for a contract is in the stretch. Where should Bidders be NOW Following is an assessment of what progress [...]
With the appropriations delayed and the impeachment investigation, it behooves us all to be as efficient as possible in our proposal prep. Following below are 5 ways we can do better in developing Federal Proposal winners this fall. 1. Make Good Use of Price-to-Win (PTW) Techniques Anyone who pursues Federal Business can’t [...]
Editor’s Note:The author of this article Nigel Thacker is arguably the leading authority in the world on recompete proposals. Nigel specializes in recompetes. He has trained OCI personnel in his unique techniques, such as administering the Recompete Workshop. In this article, I explain how to greatly enhance a recompete submission. Of course [...]
After several months of fast RFP releases, federal government contractors are wondering if the impeachment will throw a wrench into the procurement works? We all know that fall federal RFP activity is slower than spring and summer. But will the effect of the impeachment on the federal procurement market be relatively large, [...]
There is excitement in the RAPID IV bidder community after the September 26, announcement that NASA will release the final RFP for this $6B program -- as early as this week. Definitely in October. A Primary Problem Undoubtedly, bidders have realigned their teams, since 2 out of the 8 awardees got a [...]
Industry lobbyists with deep insight say that calendar year 2020 may be the first year to see 2 shutdowns. The recently passed Continuing Resolution (CR) takes us only to November 27. The Current Status of the Appropriations At this time, the House of representatives has passed 10 of the 12 major appropriations [...]
All of us are hunting for the secret sauce that will help us win more Federal proposals in this – the most hectic month -- of the fiscal year. Let me offer some suggestions based on experience helping customers prepare 4,000 proposals during the past 33 years: 1. Get executive commitment [...]
By Scott Maucione | @smaucioneWFED August 29, 2019 2:28 pm 4 min read MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – The Air Force is touting a new digital plan that it thinks will unfetter it from an industrialized way of thinking, open itself to faster networks, better weapons systems and make the service a more attractive employer. That seems [...]
Megan Connor, Esq. – Piliero Mazza SBA recently issued an interim final rule increasing the size standards for inflation. The change should be effective August 17, 2019, 30 days after the scheduled publication of the rulemaking. Comments to the rule are due September 16, 2019. For government contractors whose status changes in [...]
