We are very happy to announce the launch of the most comprehensive training solution in Government Business Development available in the market.
OST’s Business Development Specialist Apprenticeship is now available to organizations seeking to train their BD staff in the full lifecycle of winning work as a Government Contractor. Graduates of the program will receive a certificate from the Department of Labor certifying their skills.
Government Contractors can use this program to prepare their future workforce with essential BD skills for Government contracting. Our curriculum covers the entire Business Development lifecycle, including opportunity identification, pipeline management, capture, and proposal development.
OST is the only Eligible Training Provider for this program. We will deliver 160 hours of instruction measuring competency at each step through our online Learning Management System.
We also have the exact program approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which enables veterans to use their GI Bill benefits for payment. We accept all GI Bill Chapters and Chapter 33 eligible veterans will receive their housing stipend while enrolled in the program.
Whether you have one employee or a team contributing to business development, this program is the most comprehensive and cost-effective training solution available in the Federal Business Development Lifecycle. This is also the only program where graduates are certified by the Federal Government.
Reach out to us if you are interested in learning more about how your company can participate in this unique training opportunity.
OST Global Solutions is a professional business development consulting firm. Our capture and proposal consultants have helped our clients win more than $25 billion in funded contracts. We can provide capture and proposal teams to develop a complete, winning proposal, or we can provide consultants on a case-by-case basis to fill gaps on your business development team. Our services include capture management, proposal management, orals coaching, proposal writing, graphics support, editing, desktop publishing, and cost volume development.
Reach out to us to discuss how we can help you.
Upcoming Bid & Proposal Academy Classes
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Webinar: Turning Customer Insights Into Win Strategy
Contracts are still won the old-fashioned way: through human relationships and hard-earned customer intelligence during capture. The problem generally isn’t getting the intel — it’s what happens next. Too often, […]
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Winning Government Cost Proposals Including AI Essentials
OST Global Solutions Virtual Classroom MD, United StatesDeveloping a Winning Cost Volume course helps increase federal contract win probability by strengthening cost proposal development skills. Updated for 2026, this course incorporates AI-assisted tools to support pricing analysis, cost modeling, and documentation efficiency. The course covers Government contract evaluation, pricing fundamentals such as cost buildup and cost volume elements, price strategy, Basis of Estimate development, assumptions, Work Breakdown Structure creation, cost volume narratives, and strategies for winning lowest price technically acceptable proposals, while demonstrating how AI can be used responsibly to improve accuracy, consistency, and proposal readiness.
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Proposal Graphics Conceptualization & Design Including AI Essentials
OST Global Solutions Virtual Classroom MD, United StatesThis course provides the skills necessary to conceptualize proposal graphics that clearly convey a winning solution to Government customers. Updated for 2026, the course includes the use of AI-assisted tools to enhance idea generation, visual storytelling, and graphic refinement. Participants will learn how to brainstorm strong graphic concepts, create effective action captions, sketch and structure visuals, and apply professional design principles while responsibly leveraging AI to improve clarity, consistency, and efficiency in proposal graphics.
