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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.
10 Largest Upcoming NAVFAC MILCON Opportunities in 2016
10 Largest Upcoming NAVFAC MILCON Opportunities in 2016 The NAVFAC MILCON budget for fiscal year 2016 was around $1.67 billion, approximately half a billion more than 2015, financing 60 military construction projects. After preparing a report on MILCON opportunities [...]
Losing a $58m Contract for Going Over the Proposal Page Limits
Losing a $58m Contract for Going Over the Proposal Page Limits! Lessons Learnt? On May 17, GAO rejected Tetra Tech’s protest regarding its proposal for an information technology service contract for NSF. In short, the Technical Approach in Tetra [...]
Writing Winning Proposals for USAID RFPs
Writing Winning Proposals for USAID RFPs Just finished a very large USAID IDIQ proposal. Since it was the first time my client was bidding for a large USAID project, I realized that they had many misconceptions about how to [...]
Writing Winning Proposals for USAID RFPs
Writing Winning Proposals for USAID RFPs Just finished a very large USAID IDIQ proposal. Since it was the first time my client was bidding for a large USAID project, I realized that they had many misconceptions about how to [...]
GSA Alliant 2, the largest ever Health IT vehicle, is coming in June. Are you ready?
GSA Alliant 2, the largest ever Health IT vehicle, is coming in June. Are you ready? The Current Alliant program has 63 agencies with $22.8 billion in task order value over the life of the contract. This has [...]
GSA Alliant 2, the largest ever Health IT vehicle, is coming in June. Are you ready?
GSA Alliant 2, the largest ever Health IT vehicle, is coming in June. Are you ready? The Current Alliant program has 63 agencies with $22.8 billion in task order value over the life of the contract. This has [...]
Project Metis – Wishful Thinking or a Necessity for Business Development in 21st Century?
Project Metis – Wishful Thinking or a Necessity for Business Development in 21st Century? Project Metis has received funding and is now operational. After nearly 2 years of conducting investigations, feasibility studies and assessments, it was finally established [...]
Are Women Better Proposal Writers Than Men?
Are Women Better Proposal Writers Than Men? I am not writing about women’s rights. I want to help management executives pick the right candidate for proposal writing. Am I suggesting gender prejudice? Yes, I am. I think women as [...]
GSA Schedules, IDIQs, and MATOCs. Obstacle or Springboard to Success?
GSA Schedules, IDIQs, and MATOCs. Obstacle or Springboard to Success? You are struggling in public opportunities. Your win-rate is not good or is dismal and you have not won any major contracts. You might think that since GSA Schedule [...]
Why is your win-rate so low in federal and state opportunities? Whose fault is it?
Why is your win-rate so low in federal and state opportunities? Whose fault is it? How many times have your asked yourself and your staff, “Why did we lose that last bid, we had a perfect solution…”? Obviously, you [...]