The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to issue a final solicitation as early as this month for its IT infrastructure contract, the Strategic Sourcing for the Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies (SAVES) Program. SAVES would consolidate the procurement of IT hardware and Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software. This multiple award contract opportunity is worth an estimated $10 billion over 10 years.
The draft Statement of Work (SOW) was issued last fall, indicating a swift turnaround once the final Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued. Don’t be caught flat footed! Build your team and get ahead of the competition.
Key Details
- Status: Pre-RFP
- Solicitation Date: 02/2024 (Estimated by Deltek)
- Award Date: 10/2024 (Estimated by Deltek)
- NAICS Code: 541519, Other Computer Related Services
- Scope of Work: Includes network infrastructure, personal computing devices, peripherals, audio/visual equipment, and full lifecycle management of IT assets, including asset recovery/disposition and warehousing.
How OST Global Solutions Can Support You
At OST Global Solutions, we understand the nuances of Government contracting. Our expertise in strategic capture management, market analysis, and proposal development makes us the ideal partner for your FAA SAVES bid. We offer:
Solution Development Tailored to FAA’s Evolving Needs: We’ll guide you in developing solutions that not only meet but exceed the FAA’s expectations. Capture Management Consulting for U.S. Government Bids
Win Themes Development with a Competitive Edge: We will help you to refine your win themes to highlight your unique value proposition, ensuring they resonate with the FAA’s current priorities. Win Strategy Workshop for U.S. Government Bids
Expert Guidance: Look ahead to the critical elements of capture that often get overlooked: identifying the personnel needed to finish capture, starting the proposal off on the right foot, and developing a winning proposal. Finalize your proposal team and get working on these things. Our team’s expertise in IT solutions and federal contracting fills the gaps needed for developing a winning proposal. Proposal Management Consulting for U.S. Government Bids
In-Depth Competitive Analysis and PTW: With our comprehensive competitive analysis, including a Black Hat review and Price to Win (PTW) assessment, you can strategically position yourself against the incumbents, leveraging their strengths and capitalizing on any potential gaps. Competitive Analysis and Black Hat to Win for U.S. Government Bids | Labor Rate Analysis and Price to Win for U.S. Government Bids
OST Global Solutions is a professional business development consulting firm. We have extensive experience in winning large, strategic bids like SAVES. 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 related to SAVES consist of team identification/negotiation, capture management, win strategy consulting, Black-Hat, and price-to-win (PTW) services, proposal management, pricing, color reviews, proposal writing, editing, and desktop publishing.
Don’t wait until the RFP is announced. The time to strategize and prepare is now.
Contact us to discuss your bids, so we can help you develop a winning proposal.
Upcoming Bid & Proposal Academy Classes
Writing Persuasive Government Proposals
OST Global Solutions 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 560, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis proposal writing course shows how to develop compliant and highly persuasive proposal sections in half the time, to increase your Government proposals' win probability. Learn to outline within the proposal sections for compliance and responsiveness, brainstorm as a group and individually to develop proposal section content, infuse proper structure and flow into your sections, and implement the correct writing process. Learn proposal persuasion techniques.
Proposal Editing Workshop
OST Global Solutions 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 560, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis class teaches how to edit Government proposals while working with a proposal team. Not another English grammar class, this course teaches proposal-specific professional editing skills to improve your proposals' Pwin.
Competitive Analysis: Black Hat & Price to Win (PTW)
OST Global Solutions 7361 Calhoun Place, Suite 560, Rockville, MD, United StatesThis 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 information; organizing Black Hat sessions; devising competitors’ approach; performing SWOT analysis; postulating competitors’ win strategies; following a disciplined PTW development process; performing labor rate analysis; and more.
