Master the Art of Writing an Executive Summary [Tips + Checklist]

By Melissa Serna on Feb 14, 2024

The Executive Summary holds a unique and pivotal role in setting the stage for a winning proposal.

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Five Proposal Writing Tasks to Do Before the RFP Drops

By Harry Pritchett, CF APMP on Nov 8, 2023

In the deadline-driven and highly competitive world of proposal development, effective time management is critical.

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How to Write a Staffing Plan for a Proposal

By Melissa Serna on Apr 6, 2023

Proposals oftentimes require a Staffing Plan that shows who, how many, what skillsets, and the Level of Effort (LOE) required to execute the actual work of the contract.

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What is a Management Approach and How to Write One

By Melissa Serna on Feb 15, 2023

The Management Approach within a federal government proposal is required by most RFPs and other types of solicitations.

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Decorate the Tree: The Art of the Proposal Outline

By Harry Pritchett, CF APMP on Dec 8, 2022

Developing a compliant, reader-friendly proposal outline is a critical first step toward creating a winning proposal.

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A Deep Dive into Past Performance – How to Maximize Your Scoring Potential

By Ashley Kayes, CPP APMP on Nov 17, 2022

As part of the federal contracting process, procuring agencies are interested in an offeror’s quality of product/service, cost control, timeliness of performance, business relations, and customer satisfaction, as evidenced by its past performance.

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Don’t Make Me Think: 5 Ways to Improve Proposal Readability

By Ashley Kayes, CPP APMP on Aug 4, 2022

In proposals, clear writing is critical to ensuring the evaluators understand your message.

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A Guide to Writing a Technical Approach

By Melissa Serna on Jul 28, 2022

Let's set the scene. You’ve just come on to a new proposal effort and are anxiously awaiting your writing assignment.

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Beyond Compliance: How to Craft Compelling, Easy-to-Evaluate Resumes

By Anna Paola DaSilva on Jul 21, 2022

Federal proposals often require contractors to include resumes of their proposed team.

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Five Things That Will Lead to a Higher Scoring Proposal

By Sunny Singh on Jun 23, 2022

In this article, we will cover five things that instantly lead to a higher-scoring proposal during the evaluation process.

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