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Insights on Federal Solicitations and How to Win Them
GDI Consulting’s Articles page features practical insights for federal contractors on solicitations, capture strategy, proposal development, and winning government business more effectively.
MEGATRON Acquisition Strategy: Watch the Buying Model, Not Just the Ceiling
MEGATRON is taking shape. Contractors should watch qualification gates, small-business participation, task-order competition and the buying model—not just the ceiling.
Cost Accounting Standards Update: What Federal Contractors Should Review
Last reviewed: July 29, 2026 | Rule effective: August 7, 2026 This Cost Accounting Standards update addresses a final rule that eliminates much of four longstanding standards and relies more heavily on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP. Effective [...]
Is a GSA MAS Contract Still Worth Pursuing in 2026?
Last reviewed: July 16, 2026 A GSA MAS contract can still be worth pursuing in 2026, but not because the award carries value on its own. Its value comes from what the contract allows a prepared company to do: [...]
OASIS+ Amendment 9: July 15 Deadline and Key Changes
GSA issued OASIS+ Amendment 0009 across all six OASIS+ solicitations on July 7, 2026. Commonly referred to as OASIS+ Amendment 9, it creates an immediate acknowledgement requirement for certain pending offerors and makes broader changes to proposal acceptability, qualifying-project [...]
SEWP VI Awards Are Out. Now the Competition Moves to Task Orders.
SEWP VI task order readiness is now the central post-award question. SEWP VI awards are out, and that is an important milestone for contract holders, but it is not the end of the competition. The practical question now is [...]
OASIS+ Submission Readiness: Will Your Evidence Support the Score?
OASIS+ submission readiness is no longer just a question of whether a firm can prepare a package. It is a question of whether the evidence behind the claimed score is clear, consistent, and strong enough to support the position [...]
OASIS+ Qualifying Project Gap: Is Waiting the Only Path?
An OASIS+ qualifying project gap is often treated as a simple shortage: the firm counts its projects, compares that count to the domain it wants, and concludes that the file is not ready. That may be true. But the [...]
OASIS+ Phase II Domains May Close: Act Before Conditions Change
OASIS+ domains may close is not a deadline slogan. It is a practical timing issue for contractors evaluating OASIS+ Phase II. GSA says the OASIS+ solicitations remain continuously open until further notice, but it also says that if GSA [...]
Why OASIS+ Belongs In Federal Pipeline Planning
OASIS+ federal pipeline planning should not be treated as a side issue for contractors that are already busy with active bids. A firm can have the capability, project history, management team, and delivery record to support federal work and [...]
What OASIS+ Phase II Award Announcements Mean For Firms Still Deciding
The OASIS+ Phase II award announcements should be treated as a decision signal, not as a reason for panic or drift. GSA has posted rolling apparent awardee activity while the OASIS+ solicitations continue to operate under a continuously open [...]