The process of winning Federal Government business via RFPs is very well understood. There is an industry standard GovCon Business Development process model that was first codified by Shipley Associates in the late 1990’s and became part of the curriculum of the APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals). It has since evolved and been widely […]
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Managing the “Soft Work” of GovCon Program Management
R3’s Program Management for GovCon solution is designed to manage the “Soft Work” of Program Management. The soft work includes what is needed to provide programmatic management of your programs/task orders/contracts across a portfolio. And, it covers the work to manage the information, activity and interactions for specific programs. If you look out in the market […]
Government contract record view – One view of contract data, documents and related work.
Government contracts are core to the business of Federal Government Contractors. Each contract changes throughout its lifecycle. And, the “contract” is a whole lot more than just one document. It is the information and the work. It is data and documents and activity information. Most organizations have this information all over. They have contract data […]
3 Things that will Transform Your SharePoint into a True Contract Management System
We talk to organizations every day that are using SharePoint for contract management. Most are frustrated and know they need more to be truly effective. When we explore this deeper we usually discover the organization is storing their contracts (Word or PDF files) in SharePoint document libraries in a SharePoint site. In some cases, they […]
Graduating 8(a) Small Business Prepares for Growth and Open Competition
GovCon organizations graduating from the 8(a) small business program are doing so because they are successful. However, to continue to be successful in the world of open competition requires changes to their organization and their way of working. They need to get better organized for success. One of our recent customers was in exactly this […]
10,000+ Task Orders over 11 Years for a Top 10 GovCon IDIQ/GWAC PMO
The IDIQ/GWAC PMO of this Top 10 GovCon organization has completed their 11th year of operations. During this period, they have handled more than 10,000 Task Orders. Their IDIQ/GWAC PMO has managed more than 70 vehicles and driven many Billions of dollars of revenue while bidding about 1,000 or about 10% of all Task Orders […]
Mid-Tier General Contractor Conquers High Volume AEC MATOC Task Order business
Winning Task Orders on IDIQs is challenging and competitive enough. But, it is extremely challenging and competitive in the construction industry. As a Prime General Contractor you have to work with a vast sea of construction subcontractors, locally based, to deliver bids that are won on lowest price technically acceptable terms. This article will describe […]
Automating the Bid & Proposal Budget Request Process Using R3 My Work
In this article, we will review how a customer has leveraged R3 My Work to automate their Bid & Proposal Budget Request process. I provide a brief overview of the customer’s situation and the solution. Then, we provide a 16 minute video that will explain it in detail and show you the process in action. Customer […]
How R3 Gets You Past the SharePoint Wall and into a Better GovCon Workplace
Microsoft SharePoint is used by a majority of Federal Government Contractors. They primarily use it to manage content (documents and data) and as their Intranet. Yet, SharePoint can be leveraged to add a great deal more business value than is typically realized. For GovCon organizations the value is realized when SharePoint is leveraged for business […]
Value of Using One System for Federal Business Development Operations
Do you want to win more Federal Government business and do it more effectively and efficiently? If so, in this article I will present the value proposition for consolidating your Federal business development operations into just one system such as R3 WinCenter. This one system would bring together the work and information from BD, capture and […]










