Researching Opportunities & Capture Strategy
Researching a bid opportunity
7 Topics
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests
Finding the previous contract & Incumbent
Assessing the incumbent’s position to win
Researching the current contract
Understand the Vendor Ecosystem
Learning about the customer
Document content
Qualify the opportunity (go/no-go decision)
3 Topics
Rough Qualification (re-compete, RFI/SS)
Before investing time shaping/writing an RFP
Final qualification before writing an RFP
Set your shaping plan
Planning your bid team
Optional: Ghosting a Proposal
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Final qualification before writing an RFP
Researching Opportunities & Capture Strategy
Qualify the opportunity (go/no-go decision)
Final qualification before writing an RFP
Overview
Writing a proposal is a significant undertaking and even a modest one can easily take 100 hours
So before you commit to writing we recommend making one more go/no-go analysis
The questions to ask
Redo the ROI analysis updated with any information you have learned
Additional steps:
Reread all the solicitation documents to make sure you, or someone on your bid team, meet all the requirements. Pay especial attention to:
Past performance requirements
Bonding, certifications, qualifications, or any other hard requirements
Check your timing one more time to ensure you have the time and capacity to write a good proposal
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FedScout codes finder
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SAM.gov (Data download)
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SAM.gov (Individual contract checks)
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