If you’re bidding on any government contract these days, whether it’s a firm-fixed-price or Cost Plus type, there is almost always a requirement to show and justify how your labor rates were developed. Many companies may end up bidding existing employee rates (that’s fine, but may not be the smartest approach), or using free online […]
What’s an accidental CEO? Are you one? You may or may not know the type. They’ve spun out of government or a large integrator and had a good consulting gig as a 1099. They are well connected with their customer (they used to be colleagues) and they deliver. Since they can deliver, they are asked […]
The following is the first in a two-part piece discussing the challenges and strengths of being, hiring and working with military spouses. Military Spouses are among the most dedicated groups in our nation. It is not easy to understand or imagine their struggle as one half of a highly dedicated and honorable partnership. I […]
Well, the proposal was submitted, the “all-nighters” are done, the proposal team has celebrated either with a big happy hour or a 48-hour night/day of sleep, and all is well. It seems that way at first until the pricing specialist wakes up in the middle of the night dreaming of errors and mistakes or compliance […]
As small business contractors, we know how tough it is to get daily operations up and running; let alone set up a proposal shop and to go after business. Most often, it’s a one-person shop, hunting and gathering crumbs in the govcon jungle. This can obviously be very overwhelming and wasteful as time passes, but […]
Summer is busy for many different reasons in the GovCon community; proposal season, approaching fourth quarter, vacations, summer Fridays, and the list continues. Even though the rest of the world seems to be “summering” it’s go-time for GovCons and things can’t be allowed to slip. Your back office needs to stay on track. If you […]
As we move into the busy Federal Contracting proposal season, there is one category of GovCon that really feels the crunch at the end of government fiscal year – VARs (Value Added Resellers) or resellers. This type of company is generally very different than the typical services company. They move to their own drumbeat. The […]
Why a proper pricing proposal schedule matters. You’ve been preparing and actively developing capture strategies for an upcoming bid and eagerly awaiting the draft or final RFP to drop. Finally, it drops! All proposal functions swing into action. The proposal manager’s first job is to develop a schedule and hold everyone accountable to it. Very […]
May is a time of year where we shed off the drab winter blues and look forward to the warmth of springtime. May is also a time for college graduation and students hoping to start a career in their primary field of study. It is estimated by The National Center for Education Statistics that roughly […]
All right govcons, here’s another fancy schmancy phrase that is pretty common in our industry and yet nobody really knows what this mysterious thing is. Price to Win (PTW)! What? Does anyone truly have a guide to THE winning number? Think about that for a second. The answer is a resounding NO. If someone did, […]
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