Tuesday, November 15, 2016 The Westin Tysons Corner 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM In articulating the black hat strategy, this panel will show how your competition will “engage” your company—the full range of competitive strategies they could employ against you. Here is your chance to learn more about conducting a Black Hat [...]
Like a supernova, ALLIANT 2 outshines all other IT programs this year. With a ceiling of $65B it is as larger than the next four programs combined. When will ALLIANT 2 be released? Insiders have a firm opinion that ALLIANT 2 will come out in April. It could be pushed back to [...]
This is published courtesy of OCI business partner the Rebid Centre in the United Kingdom We always keep an eye on the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) website (www.gao.gov) as it offers, through its publication of decisions regarding protests made by losing bidders, a stream of examples of common mistakes made by [...]
The federal proposal industry is being hit with a new challenge – more start – stop situations than before. This includes bidders that start the proposal and then stop due to a delay or the cancellation of the program. Reasons causing this situation are believed to include the general market environment, such [...]
Army CHESS Industry Day for ITES-3S and ADMC-3 is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10th at Fort Belvoir, VA. Only preregistered attendees will be admitted. Register at http://www.cvent.com/d/mrq26n/.
These Army Multi-award, IDIQ vehicles are in their 3rd generation and will be valued at $12 Billion with the RFP release estimated for September.
There are 24 new service areas under ITES-3S which include everything from Benchmarking and Operational Capability Demonstrations to IT Research and Development under NACIS 541519.
Have you ever felt you could have written a much better proposal if the customer had only allowed more time? But what can you do if there is no draft RFP?
A good choice is to develop a Mock RFP. This gives you a specific target to crystalize your thinking. It helps you systematically think through each facet of your solution and identify your gaps while there is still time to fill them.
Start by finding related RFPs. The best is the old RFP. GovWin is a good source to find old RFPs. The Statement of Work in that old RFP can provide a useful starting point.
How many times have all of us heard the bitter lament, “This year RFP releases are slipping to the right worse than ever before.”? At a recent trade meeting, competitors were expressing the view that the change in the market caused by Sequestration has made program releases slower than before. This study is first in a series undertaken in an attempt to answer the question with empirical evidence. Are programs really slipping more? Or is this just an illusion shared by many of us who are frustrated by delays that are a common pattern of the market?
