Government Proposal Writing
Professional Proposal Writing & RFP Services
Our consultants have spent years working for government source selection teams–we know what it takes to compose winning proposals.
Call us today to register for our March, 2012 Proposal Writing Workshop and Seminar–866-601-5518.
Proven proposal consulting services
Watson & Associates offers full proposal writing services as well as proposal critique and support. We will combine our government contracting and proposal writing expertise with the strengths of your organization and the proficiencies of your team members to create a methodical, concise, and effective proposal that will contend against companies that may have the upper-hand. Our combined legal, technical writing, and contracting expertise helps companies succeed in a complex and competitive federal market.
Watson’s government proposal writers are adept at understanding government contracting processes from multiple angles—with our services, you incorporate legal perspective, government contracting expertise, and knowledge from winning proposal writers. The varying backgrounds of our consultants give you access to a vast knowledge base for advisement on issues unique to your company and your contract.
Our consulting services include:
- Advisement from former source selection officials who know how the government analyzes proposals
- Thorough Request for Proposal (RFP) support and analysis, including a working compliance matrix
- Full technical writing, editing, and redrafting services from multiple reviewers and contributors
- Bid protest avoidance support services that are unique to each government contract
- Strategic development for teaming and joint-venture agreements
- Persuasive and effective copy that is focused on compliance
- Development of winning and competitive strategies
- Adoption of new agency trade-0ff methodology
- Research to gain insight on your competition
- Bid pricing review and guidance
- Full legal review and support
- GSA schedule proposals
- Subcontracting plans
Why use our consulting services?
Effective proposal writing is the key to winning government contracts. Most companies do not know everything they could about how to write a government proposal, and companies are struggling to meet Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements while offering best-value services to the government—this is the only way to successfully beat your experienced competition. Watson’s government proposal consulting team is comprised of powerful writers, attorneys, and consultants who have evaluated and granted bid contracts to companies like yours on behalf of the federal government. The skills offered by our support services will increase your chances of being awarded a government contract.
Apply proven strategies that focus on results
Watson & Associates, LLC has assisted government contractors and commercial entities in developing winning government proposals in response to formal government Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including GSA Schedules. Our consultants and lawyers provide comprehensive information on how to write a proposal, with advisement ranging from strategy planning and management to proposal development and critique. We have a proven success rate in helping large companies obtain government contracts.
Our successful results stem from two basic foundations:
- The unique expertise created by the fact that members of our team have worked for DoD contracting agencies and have played integral roles in government contract source selection teams
- The legal standpoint of successfully challenging deficient government proposals at the bid protest stage
Outsourcing your government proposal writing support services through Watson & Associates will save time and resources. Knowing how to write a proposal to the federal government takes much more than simply cutting and pasting from previous government proposals. To achieve effective results, you must create original copy for each bid and approach each venture with an appropriate winning strategy. For more information about proposal strategies, please see our article Government Proposal Writing Strategies – Avoiding Bid Protests in Government Contracts.
Examples of Watson’s successes include integral roles in:
- Award of a $17 million contract for IT products to DoD
- Award of an $8 million contract for printing and copying services
- Award of a $17 million landscaping and grounds maintenance contract
- Government proposal for a $15 million construction IDIQ contract
- Government proposal for a $10 million facility maintenance contract
- Government proposal for a $3 million transportation contract
Our diverse RFP client base
Clients from a variety of industries are winning more by engaging Watson & Associates for government Request for Proposal (RFP) services. We offer nationwide services to clients in all industries, including:
- Information Technology (IT)
- Aerospace/Defense/Aviation
- Energy
- Remediation
- Telecommunications
- Operations & Maintenance
- Facility Management
- Landscaping
- Financial Services
- Homeland Security
- Civil Engineering
- Real Estate
- Healthcare
- Bio-Tech
- Pharmaceutical
- Oil, Gas, and Utilities
- Construction Management/Architectural Engineering
Why compliance is not enough
Bidding on government contracts means that your technical proposal and past performance must be above reproach and your price must be fair and reasonable—however, these are just the basic requirements, and these alone will not help you win the bid.
Your management approach must demonstrate the least amount of risk to the government and the added value in your offer must be carefully crafted. From a third-party perspective, we will ask the necessary questions of your agency in order to help determine the qualities you have that will motivate the government to select your team.
Our consulting services will address the most important aspects of bid submission, including:
- Demonstrating that you fully understand the solicitation requirements
- Executing technical and management approaches that reduce risk for the government
- Examining your pricing and past performance submissions and presenting them in a way that represents best value to the agency
Understand Ineffective Strategies
Effective proposal responses must improve upon fruitless past habits. Our clients focus on submitting a package that not only looks professional but also contains the ingredients of a highly competitive proposal. Proposal templates are not a good idea. Each government proposal must be read carefully. You must develop a detailed compliance matrix and you must develop a winning theme and strategy before the writing begins. Sometimes these strategies are difficult for companies to identify internally and efforts fall to the wayside.
Our proposal consultants and attorneys will support you in:
- Learning how to capitalize on your weak areas
- Developing a legal and winning approach to using teaming partners and subcontractors
- Proposing a winning technical approach and management staff
- Understanding pricing and profit
Nationwide Government RFP Services
Government contract law allows our proposal writers to serve federal contractors regardless of what state they’re in. We provide government proposal writing and development services to clients in: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Call to Discuss Your Requirements
If you are facing a short deadline, need a more effective approach to bidding on government contracts, or if you are new to federal procurement, contact the proposal consultants at Watson & Associates for immediate help. You can call us toll free at 866-601-5518.
Online Resources
Central Contractor Registration (CCR); Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Our Consulting Services Resources for Small Businesses; Armed Services Board of Appeals; GAO; U.S. Supreme Court Contact our Proposal Writing Consultant
