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Start Improving Your Gate 1: Qualified/Not Qualified Review Process

One of the major issues we have seen with over and over during our consulting engagements is that many organizations struggle formally moving opportunities from their pipeline into capture, which is discussed more in a video here: https://youtu.be/PAGKNsfGtuA....

State Dept. Gears Up To Release RFP for $5B IT Opportunity for Small Businesses

The State Department is planning to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) within the next five months for a $5 billion blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for IT hardware products. The opportunity, known as Access, will provide multiple awards with a 5-year base period of...

Bids on $2.4-Billion IDIQ for Federal Aviation Administration Due Next Month

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a Screening Information Request (SIR) for the Information Technology Innovative Procurement for Strategic Sourcing Procurement (ITIPPS). ITIPPS is a new, multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity...

Update on State’s $8-Billion IT IDIQ: Evolve

The Department of State announced last week they will release a revised draft Request for Proposals (RFP) in the coming weeks for its Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) Evolve contract, an $8-billion IT-Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity...

Revised SBA Rules Mean More Opportunities for Small Businesses

On March 31, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued four rules that increase small business size standards for different sectors, including agriculture; education services; professional, scientific, and technical services; and transportation. Thousands...

Polaris – Catch the Rising Star!

On Wednesday, April 6 at 1pm ET, join representatives from OST Global Solutions and TechnoMile as they share the latest developments on Polaris — the GSA’s new Governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) — and provide expert guidance on how Government contractors can...

Making the Cut for Polaris

How will the General Services Administration (GSA) choose awardees for Polaris, the agency’s new IT-based Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)? By developing a scorecard proposal like Polaris, GSA has limited the use of narratives, making it less clear when...

Polaris Small Business & WOSB Pools Final RFPs are Released

The General Services Administration (GSA) has issued final solicitations for Polaris, the agency’s new IT-focused Governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC), in both the Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and the Small Business (SB) pools. Proposals in these two pools...

Polaris: Major Update Impacting Teaming Strategies

The General Services Administration (GSA) made significant changes to the Polaris Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) draft solicitation and scorecard, including expanding options for teaming arrangements. GSA this week issued answers to industry...

How do you deal with capture with a constant and increasing competition?

The capture managers dilemma is a tight budget and tough competition. How do you deal with that? There are several different ways to help the situation. First is, work on your professional skills, upskilling yourself. How does that help? You could do a lot of things...

The Latest on GSA’s Multi-Billion Dollar Best-in-Class Multiple Award Contract (BIC MAC)

The General Services Administration’s (GSA’s) Office of Professional Services and Human Capital (PSHC) has finalized its small business acquisition strategy for its new Best-in-Class Multiple Award Contract (BIC MAC) to replace GSA’s One Acquisition Solution for...

Proposal Compliance Matrix, Cross-Reference Matrix, & Checklists – How to Use Them & What is the Difference?

Government proposals and compliance go together like sushi and rice – one can hardly exist without the other. A compliance matrix is a crucial tool to make sure that your submission is compliant. It helps proposal managers

Update on $10-Billion Opportunity With The U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has posted a draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for one segment of Mission Partner Command and Control (C2) and Intelligence Information Sharing Capabilities opportunity, an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at up to...

Update on U.S. Air Force’s $6-Billion Cyber Contract: Enterprise Cyber Capabilities (EC2)

Bidders can now review draft instructions and evaluation criteria for the U.S. Air Force’s new $5-billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) cyber security contract, Enterprise Cyber Capabilities (EC2). The final request for proposals (RFP) is now expected...

The U.S. Navy is Seeking Proposals For a $4-Billion Multi-Award Contract Vehicle

The U.S. Navy is seeking proposals for a $4-billion multi-award contract vehicle that will consolidate and modernize existing afloat networks to give the service the tools to “dominate the cyber warfare tactical domain.” The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise...

Using Color Reviews for Government Cost Proposals

Cost proposals are often times the deciding factor in determining the winner – “It all comes down to price.” So why are cost volumes typically finished at the end of the proposal process and treated as an afterthought? Many companies treat cost proposals as an...

State Department’s Evolve IDIQ, an $8-Billion IT-Services Contract

The Department of State is expected to issue a solicitation in March 2022 for its Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) Evolve contract, an $8-billion IT-Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). The department expects to issue up to 30 IDIQ...

State Department’s $2.5 Billion Logistics Contract

The Department of State’s Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS) solicitation is expected to be released in March, and a second virtual Pre-solicitation Industry Event will be held at 9:00AM EST on February 23. This $2.5-billion contract will be a single award...

U.S. Air Force Seeks Contractors for Replacement Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force released a Request for Information (RFI) for a replacement aircraft for the Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, a model that was designed and built during the early 1970s, first becoming operational in 1977....

Information Gathering and Win Strategy With David Huff

2nd Part of a 3 Part Webinar Series by the Virginia PTAC on Capture Management Process The best-informed Government contractors win, which is why this second installment of the Capture Management Process Series covers how to gather actionable intelligence from...