Analysis
We did the math on manual RFP triage for a typical small business GovCon firm. The results are painful: 45+ hours per week reading opportunities that produce a 'no-go' decision.
April 13, 2026 · 5 min read
Solicitation Brief
The Air Force AMIC Contract Administration Support Services solicitation (FA702226R0003) is a 5-year FFP ID/IQ across Patrick SFB, JBLE, JBSA, and Tinker — 112,320 labor hours, 100% SDVOSB set-aside, with a Top Secret FCL requirement and an OCI clause that blocks follow-on prime bids at the same location. Here's what the 3-page snapshot reveals, including a pricing worksheet discrepancy offerors need to flag before question day.
April 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Solicitation Brief
NSWC Corona released a 5-year, 717,000-hour CPFF recompete for SEA 05 Program Support Services — 100% SDVOSB set-aside via SeaPort-NxG. Here's the labor mix, key personnel requirements, and three things buried in the solicitation that will affect your pursuit decision.
April 10, 2026 · 8 min read
Industry
AI is everywhere in GovCon tooling. But what actually delivers value today versus what's still a promise? An honest assessment from inside the industry.
April 09, 2026 · 8 min read
Solicitation Brief
The Army's MAPS solicitation (W15P7T26RA006) consolidates RS3 and ITES-3S into a $50B, 10-year MA-IDIQ across five domains. Here's the self-scoring methodology, award breakdown, and what your CPARS need to look like to be competitive.
April 5, 2026 · 10 min read
Vehicle Guide
With Alliant 3 ramping up, task order volume will test every holder's BD capacity. Here's how to build a triage process that keeps your team focused on winnable opportunities.
April 3, 2026 · 6 min read
Strategy
Most GovCon BD teams spend 2-4 hours per RFP before making a go/no-go decision. Here's the 15-point framework that lets capture managers make informed bid/no-bid calls in 2 minutes flat.
March 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Guide
An Opportunity Snapshot is a standardized summary that extracts every decision-critical data point from a government solicitation into a consistent, scannable format. Here's what it includes, why it matters, and how it's replacing hours of manual RFP reading.
March 23, 2026 · 5 min read
Strategy
Your BD team gets buried every time a wave of task orders drops. Here's how high-performing GovCon teams triage 20+ solicitations before lunch.
March 16, 2026 · 6 min read