Government Contract Request for Proposal

Experienced Government Proposal Writers

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Government agencies publicize a Request for Proposal to allow business like you to submit a bid.  Writing a proposal means following set criteria. There is no room for error. You must adhere to the proposal format, comply with the evaluation criteria, and also learn how to beat the competition. These are huge undertakings.  Each proposal writer at Watson & Associates, LLC  understands how to win government contracts. Our goal is to extract the crucial information from your key players, put it in a format that is easy to read, concise, and increases your chances of winning the bid.

Our services include:

• Proposal development
• Proposal consulting services
• Statement of Work guidance
• Strategic planning
• Request for proposal management
• Outlining RFP responses
• Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) interpretation
• Guidance with persuasive technical proposals
• Quality assurance plans
• Review and editing
• Teaming and joint venture legal concerns
• Proposal writing that avoids bid protest

Engagements

• Award of a $17 million contract for products to DOD
• Award $8 million contract printing and copying services
• Proposal for $15 million construction IDIQ contract
• Proposal for $10 million facility maintenance contract
• Government proposal for $3 million transportation contract
• Award of $17 million landscaping and grounds maintenance

How to Write a Proposal

When considering how to write a proposal, there is more to it than copying and pasting old RFP responses. Although tempting, it does not get results. Often companies’ internal government proposal writers miss this point. Learning how to win a government contract means understanding that the federal government requests competitive contract proposals when they believe there are more issues than initial cost in buying a needed product or service. In addition to cost, government often consider issues such as risk (i.e., Will the product or service meet the government need?), schedule (i.e., Will the product or service be delivered or finished in time?), quality (i.e., Will the product or service meet the need each time it is delivered or needed?), long-term cost (i.e., What is the total cost of a product or service over its lifetime?). Learning how to write a proposal takes a unique skill set. Learning how to write a proposal to win takes an in-depth skill set with understanding of how each federal agency thinks.

Proposal Format

Determining the format in which to submit a proposal depends largely on the contents of the request for proposal. With federal government contract, the solicitation sets forth expressed and mandatory proposal formats. You must follow them to the letter or else your RFP response might be thrown out as non-responsive.

Your proposal format must also be easy to follow. Headings should follow the outline mentioned in the evaluation criteria and instruction to offerors. These are areas that our government proposal writers can help you with. Call toll free at 1-866-601-5518 to meet your short deadlines.

Government Proposal Contents

Most government proposals contain the following sections:

• Requirements matrix, a pairing proposal requirements with where in the proposal the vendor’s response will be found
• Executive summary, a synopsis of why the government customer should buy from the proposing vendor
• Technical/management discussion, a requirement-by-requirement narrative of how the vendor meets the requirements and a discussion of how the vendor will manage the contract if it is awarded
• Cost volume, a presentation of all costs, including the cost basis (e.g., how labor rates were calculated), implementation plan, and implementation schedule
• Past performance/relevant experience volume, detailing performance on past contracts of similar size and scope

Experience in Government Proposal Writing and Requests for Proposals

Knowing how to write a proposal to the federal government takes detailed and in-depth experience with the government contracting process and, more importantly, how source selection authorities think during the selection stage. The lawyers and consulting team at Watson & Associates have more than 40 plus years in actually working for government contracting agencies.  See our article on Government Proposal Writing Strategies – Avoiding Bid Protests in Government Contracts. Some members have served as contracting officers and sources selection members. Our lawyers handle and challenge bid protests on a daily basis and thoroughly understand the pitfalls that contractors make with government bids. Our consulting services focus on:

• Proposal preparation with the eyes of source selection members
• Implementing proven strategies for writing proposals for government contracts
• Writing a proposal that meets and exceeds the agency’s expectations
• Beating the competition by infusing best value that benefits the government

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Benefits from Using our Request for Proposal Services

By teaming with Watson & Associates for proposal support, you gain access to:

• Consultants and legal experts that bring over 40 years of collective experience levels to winning your bid
• Proven proposal-writing methodologies that the government relies on to make competitive awards
• Government request for proposal specialists that work closely with your key personnel to get required information
• Discipline that you can use over and over again for future federal proposal writing
• Learning what your competition does not tell you when bidding on government contracts
• Proposal preparation services that minimize the chances of losing on a bid protest

What is the Government Looking for in Your RFP Response?

When writing government contract proposals, keep in mind that the agency is primarily interested in the following:

• A company that is experienced in the industry
• A business that understands the government’s problem and will fix it
• A request for proposal response that demonstrates low risk
• A bidder that can perform the contract at a fair, reasonable cost

Watson & Associates National RFP Services

Watson & Associates is home to many small businesses and Fortune 500 companies that seek high-level government request for proposal writers and federal procurement consultants. We help contractors in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Cities in which we provide request for proposal response services include Anchorage, AK; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; Dallas, TX; Denver, Colorado; Indianapolis, IN; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Philadelphia, PA; San Antonio, TX; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; San Jose, CA; Santa Clara, CA; and Tampa, FL.

Contact us to Meet Your Next Deadline

If you are contemplating writing a proposal for an upcoming government contract, utilize our expertise to increase your chances of actually winning. Call our proposal writers toll free at 1-866-601-5518 or contact us online.

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