Bid/No-Bid Decision Templates
Cut Proposal Costs. Earn More Profit. Win More!
Are you pursuing Federal government contracts and want to win more, cut proposal costs, and earn more profit?
Download our bid/no-bid decision templates to help you decide which RFPs/RFIs you should respond to, how to position your team, and how to write a winning proposal.
Why Invest in The Bid/No Bid Decision Process
The decision to bid should not be taken lightly. Bid preparation requires significant time, effort, and money and takes your team away from other opportunities. Companies invest in the Bid/No Bid decision process to:
Reduce Costs
Invest in proposal writing, pricing, and compliance checks on the right opportunities.
Improve Win Rate
Focus only on bid requests where you have a strong chance of winning.
Align With Goals
A bid/no-bid process ensures the opportunity aligns with your company’s capabilities, mission, and growth strategy.
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Quick Diagnostic: Bid / No-Bid Warning Signs
Find Potential Risk Factors In Plain Sight
This checklist will help you to identify signs or indicators of issues that might tilt the playing field in favor of your competitor…and which deserve a closer look before calling that opportunity worthy of consideration by your full bid team.
You’ll discover where to look for 12 signs that the solicitation might need extra effort on your part to overcome perceived advantages of choosing an incumbent provider…or whether the opportunity is a good fit for your technology and solutions (and reflects your team’s success in shaping the customer’s thinking).
Also, use this checklist as a final scrub to uncover concerns you need to tackle head-on as the bid deadline approaches and you confirm your decision to pursue the project!
Get our Tool for Pre-RFP Intelligence Review
Summarize all your intelligence
Use our tool to summarize all the intelligence on an opportunity. You’ll quickly see who (and what) you know and what’s missing to make your decision to bid easier.
Get a Bid/No Bid Decision Matrix With 94% Success Rate
Rate your bid considerations
Evaluate your background experience, overall technical capability, personnel and potential strategic advantages to help you decide whether you want to bid on an opportunity. GovCons find that this proven tool correctly predicts the future success of a bid effort with 94% accuracy!
Bid Preparation Costing Worksheet
Two Worksheets For You!
Use our bid decision matrix to calculate the:
- Direct investment, such as people and production costs to prepare a bid
- Intangible impacts, such as lost selling time for other projects
to help you decide to bid (or not bid) on a Federal government opportunity.
Use our Cost Worksheet A if the opportunity will begin immediately. Use our Cost Worksheet B if you’re considering a proposal to win an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (like a GSA Schedule, Government-Wide Acquisition Contract, or Multiple Award Task Order Contract) that just allows you to bid on future tasks for the buyers who will use this contract vehicle.
Why Partner with Judy Bradt for
Bid/No Bid Decision Consulting Services
Proven Track Record
Judy has over 37 years of experience in federal business development, including bid/no-bid decisions consulting services. Her substantial wins include helping a client win a $52 million prime contract with the U.S. Marine Corps in under four months.
Comprehensive Expertise
Judy has served over 7,000 clients across diverse industries and contributed over $350 million in Federal contract wins.
Tailored Programs
Summit Insight’s Federal Business Intensive program offers a guaranteed 10x return on investment and customized strategies to meet your business needs.