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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.
OASIS+ Self-Scoring Readiness
OASIS+ Self-Scoring Readiness OASIS+ self-scoring looks straightforward—until you have to back it up. The real challenge usually isn’t the points; it’s whether your claims are easy to verify from the documentation you can submit. This article gives you a [...]
OASIS+ Domain Selection: Avoid Costly Domain/NAICS Mistakes
OASIS+ domain selection is where many contractors quietly lose time, confidence, and self-scoring momentum—often after they’ve already committed B&P to writing and document collection. If you’ve already reviewed What Is OASIS+ and Choose OASIS+ Track, this is the next [...]
Choose OASIS+ track: Small Business vs Unrestricted (Decision Guide)
If you’re early in OASIS+ planning, the fastest way to waste B&P is to start collecting documents and “self-scoring” before you Choose OASIS+ track. In OASIS+, that lane determines who you compete against and which eligibility rules apply. To [...]
OASIS+ Proposal Cost: Maximize Score, Avoid Rework
If your first reaction is, “We can’t afford this,” you’re not alone. Most firms don’t walk away from OASIS+ because they lack capability—they walk away because the OASIS+ proposal cost feels unpredictable. Here’s the reframing that helps contractors move [...]
OASIS+ Eligibility Myths: 7 Misreads That Stop Good Contractors
If your team’s first reaction to OASIS+ is “we’re probably not eligible,” you’re in the most common bucket. Most companies don’t get blocked by capability—they get blocked by assumptions. This article breaks down the OASIS+ eligibility myths that quietly [...]
What is OASIS+? A Plain-English Guide for Federal Contractors
If you’ve heard the name but aren’t sure it applies to your company, you’re not alone. What is OASIS+ really? In simple terms, OASIS+ is GSA’s governmentwide, multi-award IDIQ program for non-IT professional services—a contracting vehicle agencies can use [...]
OASIS+ Phase II Update: What GSA Released and What Contractors Should Do Now
GSA has announced the OASIS+ Phase II update and confirming the program will move into a continuously open submission model in early 2026. The practical impact for contractors is that you now have a defined preparation window to validate [...]
OASIS+ Phase II Opening: Why Your Firm Should Prepare Now
On December 4, 2025, GSA announced the next step for its flagship professional services vehicle: the OASIS+ Phase II Opening. All six OASIS+ solicitations will move to a continuously open model, with proposal submissions planned to re-open on or [...]
OASIS+ Self Scoring: Why Evidence and Teaming Win This Contract
OASIS+ Self Scoring and the End of Traditional Capture OASIS+ self scoring has fundamentally changed how contractors should view this government-wide, multiple-award IDIQ program. Rather than competing primarily through narrative-heavy technical proposals and relationship-driven capture, OASIS+ operates as a [...]
Outsourced RFP Support: Relieve SLED Procurement Overload
State and local procurement teams are being asked to post more solicitations, move faster, and document decisions more thoroughly—often with fewer people and tighter budgets. As federal relief winds down and deferred projects come due, the intake queue keeps [...]