Bidding on government contracts is a stressful, high-stakes process. Contractors spend significant time and resources in crafting excellent proposals and missing deadlines almost always results in disqualification from the competition.
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Proposal Drafting
Proposal Prep: Assessing the ‘Key Experience’ Factor in Bid Protests
By Nicholas T. Solosky on
Responding to agency Requests for Proposals (RFP) is an exercise in playing follow-the-leader. Contractors should take care to :
- Read the RFP
- Understand the information requested by the agency; and
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When to Protest: Thoughts on Challenging a Defective Solicitation
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Two pieces of advice I often provide to government contractors are:
1.When responding to a solicitation, give the government precisely what it asks for – right down to the letter. …
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Proposal Prep Tips: Real vs. Imagined Past Performance Experience
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A response to an RFP is the government contractor’s chance to put its best foot forward and stand out from the crowd. Particularly when it comes to best value procurements…
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Proposal Prep Tips: GAO Approves Agency’s Hardline Stance on Post-Deadline Submission
By Nicholas T. Solosky on
Our Blog often covers issues associated with government contracts protests (like, for example, protests at the GAO, Court of Federal Claims, and size protests at the SBA…
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