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Bid & Proposal Academy

Specialized training on how to bid and win government contracts.

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Specialized self-study training on how to bid and win government contracts.

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Focused, dedicated corporate training on how to bid and win government contracts for your whole team.

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Pipeline and Business Development

Get a reliable pipeline of government bid opportunities targeted specifically for your business.

Capture Strategy

Position your company before the Request for Proposal (RFP) is issued with help from our capture team.

Proposal Consulting Support

Whether you need surge support or a specialist to run your proposal start to finish, we have the expertise to ensure your proposal is compliant and compelling.

Pricing & Cost Proposal Development

Get us involved early, during capture, to assist your company in developing a pricing solution.

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Learn best practices for winning government contracts. Take a class, train your team, or sign up for our apprenticeship program.

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Looking to win more government contracts?

You’re in the right place. We will find opportunities for you, help you position yourself to capture these opportunities, help you write and price winning proposals. We will also teach you how to do it for yourself.

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Advanced Capture Management

March 30, 2023 @ 9:00 am - March 31, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
This Advanced Capture Management course is for federal business developers and capture managers to learn advanced techniques for government customer engagement and sales, intelligence gathering on opportunities, win strategy brainstorming, and facilitation of competitive analysis, Black Hat, and sol...

Winning Government Cost Proposals

April 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am - April 7, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Developing a Winning Cost Volume course helps you increase your federal contract win probability. We focus on government contract evaluation, pricing fundamentals such as cost buildup and cost volume elements, price strategy, developing basis of estimate (BOE), coming up with assumptions, Work Break...

Foundations of Proposal Management

April 13, 2023 @ 9:00 am - April 14, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Foundations of Proposal Management training provides must-have skills in managing government proposals. It includes the proposal process, federal RFP analysis, and steps of the proposal development process from kickoff to color reviews (Pink Team, Red Team, Gold Team, White Glove) and submission. Th...

Competitive Analysis: Black Hat & Price to Win (PTW)

April 27, 2023 @ 9:00 am - April 28, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
This training covers Black Hat and Price to Win (PTW) analyses that are the backbone of the competitive analysis, and are indispensable in the highly competitive world of winning government proposals. Master the techniques for identifying competitors; using sources for quantitative and qualitative i...

How to Develop a Compliant Proposal

May 18, 2023 @ 9:00 am - May 19, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
A compliant and high-scoring proposal starts with a well-thought-out outline. This course dives into the intricacies of developing proposal outlines, annotating these outlines, preparing compliance and cross-reference matrixes, and preparing storyboards or work packages the right way. It starts with...

How to Develop & Coach Winning Oral Proposals

June 2, 2023 @ 9:00 am - June 3, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Oral proposals are timed solution-focused “team job interviews” that either substitute or augment written proposals. They are an opportunity for the government to evaluate your solution through the prism of the people.

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Business Developer’s Core Competencies

This presentation describes the core competencies you need to have to grow your company as a government business developer. How do you grow your company as a government business developer?

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