Six Common Reasons For Losing A Bid

Six Common Reasons For Losing A Bid

There are many reasons why bids win or lose. However, in this newsletter, we’ll review the six most common issues and mistakes that cause proposals to lose. Compliance One of the most common (and heartbreaking) reasons for losing a bid is non-compliance. It can be...
GSA Offers Industry Training on its Polaris Submission Portal

GSA Offers Industry Training on its Polaris Submission Portal

The General Services Administration (GSA) will hold a training session this Friday to help bidders understand how to use the Polaris Submission Portal (PSP), the interface bidders must use to submit questions to the Government and their final Polaris proposal. Polaris is an IT Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) with no contract ceiling, and there are four competition pools in which bidders can compete.

GSA’s New Cloud Computing Multiple Award BPA: Ascend

GSA’s New Cloud Computing Multiple Award BPA: Ascend

The General Services Administration (GSA) wants to simplify and standardize Governmentwide cloud acquisitions by establishing a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement. The agency’s latest effort, called Ascend, results from months of research and feedback from...
New Polaris Pools Are Live: GSA Issues Final Polaris Solicitations

New Polaris Pools Are Live: GSA Issues Final Polaris Solicitations

The General Services Administration (GSA) has issued the last two bidding opportunities for Polaris, an IT Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) with no contract ceiling. The agency released final Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the Service-Disabled...
VA PTAC Webinar: How to Get More Out of Your 8(a) Designation

VA PTAC Webinar: How to Get More Out of Your 8(a) Designation

Date & Time 9/20/2022 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM (EDT)  Cost Free Program Format Online Meeting (Live) Training Topics A Virginia PTAC Organized or a Sponsored event, Government Contracting, Intermediate Level, Market Research and Business Development,...
Update on State Department’s $10-Billion Evolve Contract

Update on State Department’s $10-Billion Evolve Contract

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has posted answers to bidder questions about Evolve, a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) solicitation aimed at modernizing the department’s IT capabilities. DOS issued an updated draft RFP this...
Want To Know How To Write Persuasive Government Proposals?

Want To Know How To Write Persuasive Government Proposals?

This one-of-a-kind course shows how to develop compliant and highly persuasive proposal sections in at least half the time that it would normally take to increase your Government proposals’ win probability (Pwin). This training covers detailed methods for outlining...
Polaris Deadline Extended

Polaris Deadline Extended

The General Services Administration (GSA) extended the proposal deadline for its new IT Services contract, Polaris. Proposals for the Small Business (SB) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) competition categories are now due September 9 no later than 4:00 p.m....
Learn How To Present Winning Oral Proposals

Learn How To Present Winning Oral Proposals

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. An oral presentation to the federal Government is...
GSA Warns Polaris Bidders to Prepare Early for August 19 Submission

GSA Warns Polaris Bidders to Prepare Early for August 19 Submission

The General Services Administration (GSA) urged bidders on its new IT Services contract, Polaris, to start working on SAM.gov entity validation as soon as possible, as some offerors are experiencing system delays. Proposals for the Small Business and Woman-Owned Small...
GSA Polaris Training Webinar Thursday July 21, 2022 1:00 PM EST

GSA Polaris Training Webinar Thursday July 21, 2022 1:00 PM EST

How to Submit Your Polaris Bid using the GSA Portal There’s still time to bid on Polaris, an IT-Services Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) with no contract ceiling value. Proposals for the Small Business and Woman-Owned Small Business categories are due...
Learn How To Write Winning Proposal Theme Statements

Learn How To Write Winning Proposal Theme Statements

OST’s Next Proposal Theme Statements & Win Strategy Training Event is on August 30, 2022, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Theme statements show the Government exactly why they should choose you over your competitors. This course teaches you step-by-step how to...