Polaris Draft RFP Update

Polaris Draft RFP Update

The General Services Administration (GSA) updated the draft RFP for Polaris, the agency’s new small business IT services contract that replaces the $15 billion Alliant 2 Small Business contract. The latest version of the Polaris draft RFP adds a Pool reserved for...
Five Reasons Your Proposal Writers Struggle

Five Reasons Your Proposal Writers Struggle

Proposal writing can be challenging for many people. Subject matter experts (SME) often enter the engineering or technical fields because their strengths are in detail-oriented, technical work. They probably did not anticipate they’d be asked to write proposals. Some...
Seven Signs an RFP is Wired

Seven Signs an RFP is Wired

When you face a bid-no-bid decision and look at the Request for Proposal (RFP), you need to watch out for signs from the Government that suggest, “I know what I want and who I want to buy it from, but my Contracting Officer is forcing me to get competitive bids.” This...
Don’t Guess on Your Price

Don’t Guess on Your Price

Evaluators choose a proposal based on two things: your written proposal and your price. In order to find the best price for your proposal, you need to understand how to perform bid opportunity-specific competitive analysis. Black Hat and Price to Win (PTW) analyses...
Foundations of Proposal Management

Foundations of Proposal Management

A Proposal Manager is the single point of accountability for delivering a compliant and compelling proposal on time and on budget. It’s your job as the proposal manager to make sure your team is working well together, producing high-quality content, and meeting the...