Ab Vand, Author at Federal Proposal & Capture Services - GDI Consulting

About Ab Vand

Ab Vand has more than 25 years of proposal writing and capture management experience on government contracts especially in defense, construction, and IT sectors. Ab has a track record of writing over 100 successful proposals for above $1 million contracts. Ab is currently the VP of Capture and Proposal Development at GDI Consulting, a well-established firm on proposal writing and contract management. Ab has written a number of articles on proposal writing and capture management, and regularly holds training courses for companies and individuals on ways to improve their winning chances.

Partnering for GSA OASIS Plus

Partnering for GSA OASIS Plus

Unlocking the Benefits of Partnering for the GSA OASIS Plus Opportunity!

Unlocking the Benefits of Partnering for the GSA OASIS Plus Opportunity!

By Ab Vand|2023-06-15T10:33:21-04:00June 15th, 2023|Categories: Federal Government Contracting, Government Proposals, Knowledge Base, OASIS, Proposal Review, Proposal Writing, SBA set-asides, Veterans Owned Business, Win Themes, WOSB|

. Unlocking the Benefits of Partnering for the GSA OASIS Plus [...]

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Full Steam Ahead on the GSA OASIS Plus!

Full Steam Ahead on the GSA OASIS Plus!

By Ab Vand|2023-05-30T10:19:21-04:00May 30th, 2023|Categories: Federal Government Contracting, Government Proposals, Knowledge Base, OASIS, Proposal Review, Proposal Writing, SBA set-asides, Veterans Owned Business, Win Themes, WOSB|

. Full Steam Ahead on the GSA OASIS Plus! Introduction: Some [...]

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Tools you need for OASIS Plus Submission

What OASIS Plus Tools Do You Need to Prepare Your Submission?

What OASIS Plus Tools Do You Need to Prepare Your Submission?

By Ab Vand|2023-05-03T12:41:35-04:00May 3rd, 2023|Categories: Federal Government Contracting, Government Proposals, Knowledge Base, OASIS, Proposal Review, Proposal Writing, SBA set-asides, Veterans Owned Business, Win Themes, WOSB|

. What OASIS Plus Tools Do You Need to Prepare Your [...]

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GSA OASIS Plus

GSA OASIS Plus

GSA OASIS Plus: Don’t Lose Time, Start Preparing NOW

GSA OASIS Plus: Don’t Lose Time, Start Preparing NOW

By Ab Vand|2022-12-23T18:06:53-05:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Capture Management, Federal Government Contracting, Government Procurement, Government Proposals|

GSA's OASIS Plus: Don’t Lose Time, Start Preparing NOW! With a budget of over $60 [...]

HCaTS-8(a): Thinking about the Finish Line from the Start

HCaTS-8(a): Thinking about the Finish Line from the Start

By Ab Vand|2019-12-05T04:32:13-05:00December 5th, 2019|Categories: Federal Government Contracting, Government Procurement, Government Proposals|

HCaTS 8(a) GWAC is released, and GSA has put aside $5.75 billion ($3.45 billion for [...]

How to Win on HCaTS 8(a) Pools 1&2 On-Ramp

How to Win on HCaTS 8(a) Pools 1&2 On-Ramp

By Ab Vand|2019-12-09T17:15:38-05:00December 2nd, 2019|Categories: Federal Government Contracting, Government Procurement, Government Proposals|

Introduction to HCaTS-8(a) SB GWAC The HCaTS-8(a) GWAC is one of the most important opportunities [...]

Capture Management for Federal Contracting - Part I

Capture Management for Federal Contracting - Part I

By Ab Vand|2022-11-14T12:10:35-05:00November 13th, 2019|Categories: Capture Management, Federal Government Contracting, Government Proposals, Proposal Review, Special Topics|

This is the first part of a series of articles on Capture Management in which [...]

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Red Team Reviews - Part I

Red Team Reviews - Part I

By Ab Vand|2022-11-14T12:10:49-05:00November 12th, 2019|Categories: Capture Management, Federal Government Contracting, Government Proposals, Proposal Review, Proposal Writing, Special Topics|

Note: This is the first part of a four-part series on Red Team Reviews as [...]

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STARS III 8(a) solicitation

STARS III 8(a) Solicitation - Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services III

STARS III 8(a) Solicitation - Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services III

By Ab Vand|2019-12-09T18:37:28-05:00August 30th, 2019|Categories: Federal Government Contracting, Other|

The 8(a) Streamlined Technology Application Resource for Services (STARS) III is a Government-wide Acquisition contract [...]

GSA OASIS Win Strategy

5 Key Factors in Your GSA OASIS Win Strategy

5 Key Factors in Your GSA OASIS Win Strategy

By Ab Vand|2019-05-05T16:22:19-04:00May 5th, 2019|Categories: Capture Management, Federal Government Contracting, Government Procurement, Government Proposals, Small Businesses|Tags: GSA, GWAC, OASIS, On-Ramp, OnRamp|

During the past 6 months, I have held 2 webinars on OASIS and have talked [...]