The $5B FBI ITSSS-2 program is right around the corner. Here is a look at the challenges to prepare a winning bid. ITSSS-2 Overview For those organizations holding Special Item Number (SIN) 54151S on their GSA MAS Schedule, the FBI wants you for the Information Technology Supplies and Support Services 2nd Generation [...]
This article is the first article of our “Opportunity Development” series. Proposal basics are often overlooked, one of our proposal consultants with over 25+ years of experience retells a simple but powerful solution to win more bids. The Most Powerful Words In Bidding Government Jobs I do not remember who I stole [...]
GSA started the Alliant 3 ball rolling with the release of the draft RFP in mid-October of last year. This is another of the large Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) that have been released in the last 12 months and is following a similar methodology to the Polaris and OASIS+ acquisitions with the [...]
In our first OCI Wins video podcast interview, Silvia Morales, the COO at OCI, provides insights into how OCI offers helps businesses to grow by providing best-in-class staffing solutions for state, local, and federal contract proposals. Please reach out to OCI here to tap into our wide-range of federal proposal consultants for organizations [...]
OASIS+, PACTS III and SEWP VI are nearing release. Below are updates and recommendations to get a head start. GSA OASIS+ Small Business, WOSB, SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone Set-Asides We are now at the 11th hour with release of final OASIS+ RFP expected any minute. This is the big kahuna among current solicitations for [...]
An A(MAES)ing Opportunity USACE MAES Background The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is expected to release a solicitation for its Multiple Award Environmental Services Task Order Contract (MAES). The solicitation is expected sometime in early Summer with awards as soon as Fall. Potentially worth as much as $495 million, tasks will encompass [...]
FBI ITSSS-2 Background The FBI is looking for contractors to provide services under the second iteration of its Information Technology Supplies and Support Services contract (ITSSS-2). ITSSS-2 is slated to be a blanket procurement agreement (BPA) type contract with an unknown number of final awards in a full and open/unrestricted competition. With [...]
Preparing federal proposal resumes that will win favor with the customer has been a fun and challenging part of my career for longer than I care to admit. I am sure I have written, edited, and/or reviewed over 20,000 federal proposal resumes on the job. While working for the customer and running [...]
The sixth flight of the Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP VI) acquisition is about to take wing from NASA. Below is a discussion about what this might mean to interested Government contractors. First the timing. Best estimate is the RFP will be released in early 2024, GovWin predicts in February. Potential value [...]
A Government proposal outline helps establish the story to be told, where the emphasis is placed, and your approach to a solution. Consider these tips below. Very few activities in life can be done without a plan of some kind – just using an alarm clock indicates your “plan” to get out [...]
