One of the first things you should do when considering bidding on a request for proposal (RFP) is a bid/no-bid assessment. When responding to a request for proposal (RFP), you have to submit a compliant proposal. Below are four basic questions you should ask yourself when trying to decide if you want to bid or not. If you ask yourself these questions before you start putting pen to paper, you will be able to identify whether or not you will be able to submit a compliant response.

There has been a lot of talk the last couple of years regarding when the FedRAMP certification program for cloud computing products would officially go into effect for the federal government. A couple of weeks ago we finally started seeing signs of progress with The Department of Defense (DoD) announcing security approvals for 23 cloud providers. Additionally, the GSA has implemented a new SIN 132-40 for Cloud IT Services under the IT 70 schedule.

Did you miss our presentation yesterday afternoon? You can now download a copy of this presentation. If you're a vendor, or are preparing a submission for the SeaPort-e Rolling Admissions for 2015, you'll want to look towards the SeaPort-e vehicle. Download our webinar Are You Ready for the Navy's Multi-Billion Dollar SeaPort-e Contract to learn:

Already, 2015 has seen a substantial increase in cyber-attacks by cyber criminals to steal large volumes of data and credentials. These attacks include theft of users’ credentials—such as passwords, usernames, e-mail addresses—and other forms of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) used by customers, employees, and third parties. User credentials can be stolen in many ways and the cyber-attack taxonomy can be quite confusing. Among them can include:

On Tuesday April 28th 2015, I was able to attend the NASPO ValuePoint Vendor Kickoff Meeting, hosted by NASPO ValuePoint in Bloomington, MN. This meeting was intended to educate both current and newly awarded contract holders for the Computer Equipment, Peripherals & Related Services Contract under NASPO ValuePoint.

Being proactive in the federal marketplace requires government contractors to perform a diverse set of activities in order to position themselves for the most opportunities. When I talk to government contractors, both small and large, I often hear some of the same frustrations. The top 5 things I hear are: