Russell Smith, President of OCI Proposal Consultants, recently presented at the 2021 APMP Bid and Proposal Conference (BPC) on the topic of how to maximize profits by breaking down the barriers between marketing, business development (BD), capture, and proposal groups. As a follow-on to the conference, Russell authored a guest article in [...]
It’s been a busy Fall season for the OCI team. Here are some team highlights we’d like to share with you! APMP Bid and Proposal Conference (BPC) OCI was an exhibitor at the BPC in Denver (Oct. 10 – 13). Representing OCI were president Russell Smith and sales executives Scott Schneider and [...]
The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced on November 1, 2021 that the Commerce Acquisition for Transformational Technology Services (CATTS) is anticipated to be released by November 15, 2021. This is a $1.5B (1 base year + 9 option years) multiple award IDIQ vehicle targeted to small businesses ($30M ceiling). CATTS, through [...]
GSA's Next-Generation Small Business GWAC Polaris is nearing release. This update has been prepared by an SME deep in the program and its history. This is the 11th hour. Now is the time for bidders to closely focus on all the work needed to complete a winning proposal. On September 24th, the [...]
PACTS III, as the name suggests, is the third in a series of multiple-award IDIQs soliciting non-IT services and targeted to the SDVOSB community. Previously, PACTS I procured and awarded contracts in four Functional Categories (FCs). These were Program Management, Technical Support, Administrative Support, and Clerical Support. The number of awardees was [...]
All of us – large and small business – get caught having to bid an opportunity where the pre-proposal work was deficient. We were unable to become fast friends with the stakeholders; learn what the preferred solution is; etc. Is it Wired? An RFP drops and you didn’t see it coming. There [...]
In this episode of the Secret Code to Government Proposal Success podcast series, Ken Blair, President of Blair Associates, provides a deep-dive perspective on the NITAAC CIO-SP4 opportunity, and what contractors really need to know about responding to the fast opportunity. Right before the Memorial Day holiday, NITAAC issued its request for [...]
With the Alliant 2 solicitation being shot down by the Court of Federal Claims, this article is for those organizations that thought they had won a seat at the Alliant 2 table only to have the Court win the “all in.” It also provides helpful tips to new bidders. I’m going to [...]
The GovCon Win News Round Up: New Federal CIO; Spending Bill and Contractors; and BIC MAC OASIS Replacement Welcome to the GovCon “Win” News Round Up brought to you by OCI. Each month, we provide you a summary of the most actionable news to help you win more business, and attain a [...]
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is looking for a contractor to assist with the development of a “system of systems” to provide a “Total Training System for a full complement of aircrew and maintenance trainers that together, with academic instruction, support the training required to execute weapon system mission(s). Simply said, they [...]
