Federal contracting, answered plainly.
No gated PDFs, no “book a call to learn more”. Every page opens with a complete answer in about forty words, then the detail underneath it.
All the answers
Every question, answered in about forty words.
Bid / no-bid
What is bid/no-bid?
Bid/no-bid is the decision to pursue a solicitation or walk away from it. It is made before any proposal work starts, using the solicitation itself, t…
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SAM.gov registration
How do you register in SAM.gov?
You register at sam.gov by getting a Unique Entity ID, then completing an entity registration with your legal business name and address exactly as the…
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Compliance matrix
What is a compliance matrix?
A compliance matrix is a table that maps every requirement in the solicitation — from Sections L and M and the statement of work — to the exact place …
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Capability statement
What goes in a capability statement?
A federal capability statement is one page containing your core competencies stated as the buyer's problem, differentiators that are checkable, past p…
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Sources sought vs RFI
What is a sources sought notice?
A sources sought notice is market research an agency posts before a solicitation to find capable businesses — often to decide whether the buy can be s…
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Sections L and M
What are Sections L and M?
Section L of a federal solicitation contains the instructions to offerors: how to prepare and submit your proposal, in what format, to whom, and by wh…
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PWIN & price to win
What is PWIN?
PWIN is probability of win: an estimate of your chance of taking an award if you bid it. Price to win is the separate estimate of what you would have …
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The glossary → 25 terms, one sentence each. More coming: NAICS codes, set-asides and certifications, teaming agreements, indirect rates, CPARS, IDIQ task orders, and the rest of the glossary.
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