Draft RFP Brief
AFRL posted a draft RFP for the AFRL Multiple Award Contract — a 5-year + 3-option-year S&T research IDIQ across 80+ technical areas of interest. The Government has signaled it intends to award to every qualifying offeror, with no IDIQ-level price evaluation. Industry feedback is due June 15 — not proposals. Here's the proposed award strategy, the FOCI gate, the AI-assisted evaluation, and what to do this week to shape the final solicitation.
May 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Vehicle Guide
GSA MAS 54151S is the IT Professional Services SIN on the Multiple Award Schedule. Here's what it covers, the labor category and pricing requirements, and what the offer process actually looks like.
May 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Vehicle Guide
GWAC, MAC, IDIQ, BPA, Schedule — the alphabet soup of contract vehicles confuses new GovCon entrants. Here's what each one actually is and how to decide which to pursue.
May 14, 2026 · 10 min read
Set-Asides
The 8(a) program lets agencies award contracts sole source up to specific thresholds or run competitions limited to 8(a) firms. Knowing which path an opportunity is on changes how you bid it.
May 11, 2026 · 11 min read
Solicitation Brief
USTDA dropped a 5-year, 8-FTE recompete for IRC Administrative Support Services — 100% Small Business set-aside, NAICS 561110, Secret FCL required at proposal due date with no agency sponsorship. Here's the staffing math, the OCI restriction, the SF 1449 solicitation number conflict, and five things buried in the package that will affect your pursuit decision before May 15.
May 8, 2026 · 9 min read
Contract Types
Labor Hour contracts pay fixed loaded labor rates for hours worked, with no materials. Here's how LH compares to T&M and FFP, when each makes sense, and the FAR rules that apply.
May 7, 2026 · 9 min read
Solicitation Brief
MARCORLOGCOM released a 10-year, ~$2.5B aggregate USMC logistics MAC IDIQ — 100% small business, NAICS 541330, hybrid FFP/cost-reimbursable, consolidating six predecessor contracts (SC2, SC7, SCS, DMSS, CSM, and Class II Optimization). Here's the task-area scope, the 30+ key personnel inventory, the SCS-vs-SC2 OCI firewall, and what to do before June 15.
May 04, 2026 · 9 min read
Behind the Build
Our junior analyst spent 10-15 hours a week manually extracting data from OASIS+ task orders into a standardized form for leadership. That only covered one of our six contract vehicles. Here's why we built something better.
May 04, 2026 · 8 min read
How-To
USASpending is the most underused competitive intelligence tool in GovCon. Here's how to find incumbents, map competitor footprints, and identify teaming partners — step by step.
May 01, 2026 · 6 min read
Vehicle Guide
With a $50 billion ceiling and years of runway left, STARS III remains one of the most powerful vehicles for 8(a) firms. Here's how smart holders are winning more task orders with selective pursuits and emerging tech alignment.
April 30, 2026 · 7 min read
Strategy
Where to find teaming partners, how to vet them, and the teaming agreement clauses that matter most. From small-business set-asides to large-prime subcontracts.
April 29, 2026 · 7 min read
Solicitation Brief
NIH released a fast-turn 8(a) competitive Labor-Hour IDIQ for Medical Support Assistant staffing at the Bethesda Clinical Center — 236,428 hours per period, ~66 FTE, 24/7/365 onsite, up to 12 awards anticipated. Here's the labor mix, the period-of-performance ambiguity offerors must clarify, and why the named bridge incumbent can't actually compete.
April 28, 2026 · 8 min read
Process
Most go/no-go meetings devolve into rambling status updates. This 30-minute agenda forces structured decisions on every opportunity, every week.
April 28, 2026 · 5 min read
Guide
RFP shredding and RFP summarization are both AI-powered, but they solve different problems at different stages of the proposal lifecycle. Here's how to know which one your team needs.
April 27, 2026 · 5 min read
Template
A printable, weighted scorecard for go/no-go decisions. Eligibility, strategic fit, competitive position, and pricing — scored in 5 minutes per opportunity.
April 26, 2026 · 6 min read
Market Intelligence
Slower week for full RFPs, but two GSA MAS 54151S RFIs hit eBuy worth adding to the pipeline. DINFOS Tech & Logistics (HQ0516-FY-26-0008) is a small business set-aside with a ~5-year anticipated PoP at Fort Meade. USAGM CIO IT Support (RFI1807864) is a tightly scoped 6-FTE onsite Public Trust requirement at HQ. Here's what each one actually asks for and why both are worth the response effort before May 8.
April 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Free Tool
15 questions, 3 gates, instant kill logic. Answer questions about your opportunity and get a structured Go / Conditional Go / No-Go verdict with your scoring breakdown — no signup required.
April 23, 2026 · Interactive Tool
Vehicle Guide
GSA MAS is the broadest federal contract vehicle, and the task order volume reflects it. Here's how Schedule holders build an efficient triage process that surfaces the right opportunities.
April 23, 2026 · 6 min read
How-To
Stop hunting through Sections L, M, C, and H to piece together key personnel requirements. Here's what you need to extract and the fastest way to do it.
April 20, 2026 · 5 min read
Market Intelligence
USAF AFIMSC seeks enterprise IT support across 7 locations — network engineering, cybersecurity, help desk, and applications. Multi-vehicle RFI advertising signals acquisition flexibility while PWS suggests likely 8(a) pathway.
April 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Vehicle Guide
SeaPort-NxG is the Navy's workhorse services vehicle with thousands of task orders across engineering, logistics, and program management. Here's how to triage the flow efficiently.
April 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Solicitation Brief
Navy Personnel Command released a 4.5-year, 730,080-hour CPFF recompete for records administration in Millington, TN — flipped from full-and-open to 100% WOSB on SeaPort-NxG. Here's the labor mix, the two-step source selection, and what will affect your pursuit decision.
April 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Solicitation Brief
USMC MCICOM released a 5.5-year 8(a) set-aside RFQ for 2 Senior Contract Specialists on GSA MAS — with a 50+ page proposal ask, a likely incumbent (Acquisition Experts, LLC), and a telling vehicle shift from OASIS+ at the RFI phase. Here's why we're advising 8(a) firms to run the B&P math before committing, plus the document conflict your questions list needs to flag before April 15.
April 13, 2026 · 8 min read
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