To take a page from Bill Clinton, in government proposal writing, it’s the outline stupid. Remember writing 101 for your younger days? The secret to government proposal writing is dissecting the RFP sentence-by-sentence into a comprehensive and detailed outline at the onset of a proposal writing project. Anything less is a short cut with the [...]
The manner in which a federal purchase is completed depends on the size of the transaction. Credit card buys under $2,500 can be single sourced by the end user and can be transacted without the contracting officer’s involvement. More liberal credit card limits apply in emergency and national security situations. For purchases in the $2,500 [...]
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts are the wave of the future for small businesses. An IDIQ contract provides a company with “pre-approved federal price list”. The select list of companies receiving awards under an IDIQ contract are the only companies that are allowed to bid on orders issued under the IDIQ, using their pre-approved [...]
