Bit Link was proud to be one of a handful of participants at the Procurement Technical Assistance Center’s workshop on Proposal and Bidding. It was a great class session on some of the interesting in’s and out’s of preparing for responses to federal government contracting solicitations. Some of the highlight topics were:
- Top reasons why proposals/bids fail
- 10 Ground rules to bidding
- Various types of bids/solicitations
- Pricing & break-even calculations
- Contents of a successful RFP
- Cost Proposal & Unallowable costs
- Labor laws that affect contracts (Davis-Bacon Act & Service Contract Act)
- Labor and indirect overhead/Direct Material
- Cost & DCCA audit standards
- Scoring & proposal evaluation
It was a great opportunity to learn more about competitive proposal writing and understanding the details of federal contracting. We hope that responding to solicitations becomes a core competency for Bit Link – whether as a sub or as a prime contractor. 2015 marked the first year we won a contract as a prime. In the first quarter of 2016, we have already signed 2 agreements as a prime contractor. We are excited by the opportunity to get more into federal contracting as our service offering expands each year.”
Dane Ing, Bit Link COO
