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M&A Plays in GOVCON…Star Quarterbacks are getting sacked

September 19, 2022Admin@fedsavvycompetitive intelligence, govcon, market intelligence, mergers and acquisitions

Historically, antitrust enforcement has not been a significant factor in the government contracting (GOVCON) industry. However, the GOVCON industry has seen a recent increase in antitrust activity with involvement from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Are these isolated incidents or the beginning of a new trend? In February 2022,…

Recap of wins and losses – July 2022 edition

July 13, 2022Admin@fedsavvycompetitive intelligence, govcon, market intelligence

Transferring into the latter half of FY2022, we look back at some of the major contract wins that jumpstarted 2022. Highlighting some of these wins can give insight into the implications for your current and future competitors. Noteworthy DISA Win – In late February 2022, it was first announced that Leidos was awarded a 10-year,…

Bid Low + Be Acceptable on Technical = Win?

June 10, 2022Admin@fedsavvycompetitive intelligence, market intelligence, win-loss

The age-old debate of “submitting a technically acceptable proposal and a very aggressive bid leads to a win” is one we hear constantly.  Let’s pause though.  Is that really true?  This routinely comes up in Black Hat reviews as a topic of great and enthusiastic debate.  While we presume this is partly a product of…

Noteworthy GOVCON Mergers and Acquisitions

April 18, 2022Admin@fedsavvymarket intelligence, mergers and acquisitions, top govcon competitors

Throughout the end of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, several major government contractors have made acquisitions to expand their existing capabilities and footholds within their markets. Some select moves are highlighted below. Obviously, there is much more to cover, but this is a highlighted array of an acquisitions for some of the major…

Deadly Sins in Proposals: The Hits Keep Coming

March 8, 2022Admin@fedsavvybusiness development process, competitive analysis, competitive intelligence, market intelligence

Oh the mistakes that are made leading to some very expensive losses are ever so avoidable. Bear these in mind so you can avoid spending bid and proposal funds on losing proposals and then more on legal fees for a losing protest. Sin #5: You don’t understand the evaluation tendencies of the agency This sin…

More Deadly Sins In Proposals

March 1, 2022Admin@fedsavvybusiness development process, competitive analysis, competitive intelligence, govcon, market intelligence

We continue our journey into the land of deadly sins in proposals with two sins involving the bidder’s failure to connect content and concepts in their proposal to ensure credibility of their proposal.  Sin #3: You cut staffing levels without an effective rationalization Although reducing staffing levels is a short cut to significantly lower your…

Deadly Sins in Proposals

February 17, 2022Admin@fedsavvycapture, competitive analysis, competitive intelligence, govcon, market intelligence

We’ve covered traps of Black Hat reviews and capture team follies.  Now it’s time to reveal some of the most common and deadliest sins in proposals.  This blog leverages research and analysis we’ve done on mistakes made by some major U.S.  Government contractors.  In order to conduct this analysis, we used GAO protest docket data…

GSA FEDSIM…who buys from them and what do they buy?

October 14, 2021Admin@fedsavvycompetitive intelligence, govcon, market intelligence

The Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) provides assisted acquisition services for federal agencies. Housed within the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSAs) Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) – Office of Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS), FEDSIM consists of nearly 300 employees, providing acquisition, financial, and project management support for the full acquisition life cycle. This blog…

Fixing gaps in business growth: Buying, Borrowing, and Building in GOVCON

September 8, 2021Admin@fedsavvybusiness development process, capture, market intelligence

Businesses can encounter many barriers to entry when pursuing a contract. Whether it’s a lack of relevant past performance, technical capabilities, personnel with expertise, or experience with the customer…any business (including GOVCON!) seek solutions to such gaps. This challenge comes up in any number of situations, from Black Hat reviews, to market intelligence engagements and…

Competitor highlights: GovernmentCIO…M&A fueled and on the rise

September 8, 2021Admin@fedsavvycompetitive analysis, competitive intelligence, govcon, market intelligence, top govcon competitors

Headquartered in Washington DC, GovernmentCIO (“GovCIO”) is a private IT services company, providing services in IT modernization, digital solutions, analytics, cybersecurity, and management and advisory support. GovCIO’s portfolio also includes a Media & Research business, which runs a digital publication covering federal technology topics. With its recent acquisition of Salient CRGT, the combined company consists…

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