Proposal Consulting

Nearly all companies that submit proposals for government contracts have to hire proposal consulting services.  This is the most economical way to do it, because the cost of maintaining enough in-house personnel to handle peak workloads is simply not cost effective.  The consultants help with the overflow work at the times of peak activity.  Every company has to make a calculation as to what is the most cost-effective combination of full-time personnel and consultants to handle the proposal workload.

With the advent of the fiscal cliff, the need for government contractors to be discriminating in their use of proposal consulting help is more urgent than ever before. The contractors have to make their investment in proposal consulting as carefully as possible, due to the unprecedented contraction in government spending. However, there are nine situations when bringing in outside proposal consulting resources makes dollars and sense.

Why the Need for Excellent Proposal Consulting is so Urgent

If there ever was a time when federal contractors need the best possible proposal consulting assistance, it is now. The fiscal cliff cut in government spending puts the proposal process at risk like never before. With significantly less money for agencies to spend, bidder companies will have to compete harder to win a slice of a smaller pie. And many companies will have fewer resources to work their proposals, because of having had to reduce proposal staff to cope with the decline in federal budgets.