I recently tried using an AI assistant to draft the technical approach section for a federal VA Request for Proposal (RFP) for court reporting...

For many firms under 50 people, standard office productivity suites and disciplined file management are sufficient for proposal development, even for...

Your firm should refine your search parameters by reviewing the Product Service Codes (PSCs) and keywords used in the actual solicitations you are...

No, a paid tool does not show federal bids before they hit SAM.gov, because proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000 must be synopsized...

Contract bundling happens when an agency combines two or more requirements that were previously provided under separate smaller contracts into a...

My firm, an SDVOSB, recently won a federal set-aside for court reporting services, NAICS 561492. We have the court reporters, but this particular...

Luis, while Priya is correct that there isn't a central federal portal for post-award subcontracting opportunities, you can also look for...

My small 8(a) firm is looking into the SBA Mentor-Protege Program to help us grow. We read that it can help us form a joint venture with a larger...

Your county purchasing department likely handled these errors in a similar way to my experience with state term contracts in Georgia; a bid with a...

Yes, a county can legally charge for access to public bid documents; however, you should always check the county's procurement code for specific...

Jordan, the city RFP you found is asking for a full proposal, which is a lot more than just a price sheet. You need to provide a narrative for your...

A local preference clause gives an advantage to businesses located within a specific geographic area, and its exact application depends entirely on...

Your state's procurement portal will have a master list of statewide term contracts and cooperative purchasing agreements that you should check...

You get the full bid tabulations for county and school contracts by following each entity's specific public records request process.

Keisha is right, a county can use cooperative purchasing, but you need to check the original contract to see if it allows other government entities...

Luis, school districts in Texas also use statewide term contracts for services, which means they can buy off pre-approved vendor lists without a new...

NASPO ValuePoint is a cooperative purchasing program that state and local governments use to buy goods and services. A small firm can realistically...

There is no central repository for winning proposals at the state or local level, and you will need to file a public records request for each one....

I'm trying to get ahead of the game on a big federal grounds maintenance contract I found on USAspending. The prime contractor has the current award...

When a debrief request landed on my desk, it always triggered a scramble. I was the contracting officer for a federal agency, handling services...

You should file an agency-level protest first. An agency-level protest based on an apparent solicitation impropriety must be filed before bid opening...

FPDS is still the system for reporting federal contract award data, but it is accessed through SAM.gov. Marcus is right about the reporting...

A strength in a technical volume looks like an aspect of your proposal that exceeds the requirements of the performance work statement in a way that...

My firm is a staffing agency, and we usually work commercial contracts. We received an RFQ for an IT services contract with the state of Maryland....

A basis of estimate (BOE) explains how you calculated your proposed price, and for a firm-fixed-price bid, it needs to be detailed enough to show...