Apr 10
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In the first two parts of this series, we determined that it may not always be possible to have direct contact with your end customer, a Federal employee. In fact, it may be difficult to identify the best and most reliable contacts. In any given acquisition, you must deal with Contracting Officers and Specialists, Program […]
Mar 21
Anyone who has worked on the capture or proposals knows that access to subject matter experts (SMEs) is essential to building your business case. However, it can be very difficult to get the information you need from the SMEs in a timely and usable manner. Many SMEs simply do not like to write or write in […]
Feb 21
In Part 1, I discussed some the reasons that contractors feel they need access to the Federal Government personnel. In this article, I will describe some of the factors that impact the amount and type of contact you really need. As with most other aspects of business, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. One must look […]
Feb 14
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After posting my comments on the trend towards a less receptive Federal Audience, I received several responses that wanted to know if I were going to post any suggestions for how to overcome this potential difficulty. I have decided to address this request in a series of four articles. Part 1 examines the reasons contractors think […]
Jan 30
President Obama began his term as President with the announcement that the Federal Government would be more transparent and open, better known as the Open Government Initiative. Most of us assumed that this would mean we would have better access to information, plans, and people. But, is this really the case? Let’s look at one […]
Jan 19
This is the second part of my 2-part series on some advice to developing better proposals. The first five steps were presented in Part 1. Here are steps 6 through 10: #6: Conduct meaningful reviews. Veterans of proposals are familiar with the multiple “color reviews”, where teams are brought into review the proposal at different […]
Jan 13
We always seem to be in proposal season. I recall a time when the Federal Government had acquisition cycles and we could plan our proposal resources and budgets. Not only that, but they also gave us enough time to respond – usually 60-90 days. Those days are past and proposals are fast and furious. No […]
Dec 22
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Sorry for the long delay getting Part 3 out. I promise I will not take so long to get to Part 4. However, true to form, the Government got active just before the holidays so that contractors have something to do while they are out 🙂 In Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed topics […]
Nov 28
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The question I often get asked is: “How do you find significant contracts that offer real return on investment?”. Although I hate to admit it, in my case it has been being in the right place at the right time. This should be the focus of every company’s business development effort. I speak to many […]
Nov 22
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All of us have heard the saying: Tell the audience three times: Tell them what you are going to tell them; tell them; and tell them what you said. I think this is Presentation for Dummies – dummies who make presentations as if they were presenting to dummies. I prefer to treat my audience as if […]
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