FED GOV CON - 5 Strategies To Improve Proposal Development

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FED GOV CON Webinar Wednesdays 2019 Series JSchaus & Assoc. Washington DC +1–202–365–0598


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About Our Speaker: Alex Suchman, PMP Education: BA, Colby College MPP, George Washington University Company Name: AIS Collaborations # of Years Federal Gov Con Experience: 10


5 Strategies to Improve Proposal Development


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Why are Proposals Perfect Storm for STRESS and CHAOS? Tight Deadlines Numerous Components Highly Specific Requirements Multiple Contributors Competing Priorities


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Challenge: How to make the proposal process MORE efficient and LESS stressful? Solution:

Don’t start from scratch every time!


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Lifesaving Proposal Strategy #1: Use Templates (especially in Word) - Improve appearance -Increase consistency -Reduce formatting issues - Save time


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Lifesaving Proposal Strategy #2: Draft Boilerplate Language - Company background - Corporate capabilities -Product or service descriptions -Personnel bios -Quality or management plan -Past performance


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Lifesaving Proposal Strategy #3: Create Ideal Process and Schedule - Checklist of steps - Order and timeframe for each step - Proposal development schedule for common response periods (ex. 2-week, 4-week, 6-week turnaround) - Quality review and compliance checks


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Lifesaving Proposal Strategy #4: Organize Centralized Shared Drive - No more emailing items back and forth - Eliminate version control issues - Stop wasting time looking for items


2019 – Fed Gov Con Webinar Series - Washington DC JSchaus & Associates

Lifesaving Proposal Strategy #5: Train Proposal Managers - Experts who understand whole process and all components -Manage process and enforce deadlines across team -Ensure quality and compliance - Increase proposal development capacity


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