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Development Essentials offers three consulting services at a fixed price. Many of our clients view these consultancies as useful follow-on assistance to our most popular courses: Winning USAID Awards, USAID Contracts Management and USAID Grants Management.
Consultancies
Solicitation Analysis and Proposal Strategy & Proposal Analysis and Review are designed to help organization win a USAID contract or grant. Executive Consultations for USG Awards advises an organization’s senior key leadership on business strategies and issues of implementing foreign assistance.
Executive Consultations for USG Awards
$2,000.00
Executive consultations are designed to assist senior leadership address with the most challenging strategies and issues facing contractors and grantees. With a wide breath of possible topics, in the past contractors and grantees have sought our advice on new business strategies, analyzing solicitations, past performance, modifications, extensions, technical proposal evaluations, cost proposal evaluations, audits, suspensions and terminations. Generally the consultations are supplemental or follow-on to Development Essentials’ other courses i.e. Winning USAID Awards, Contracts Management and Grants Management.
Description
Overview
Executive consultations are designed to assist senior leadership address with the most challenging strategies and issues facing contractors and grantees. With a wide breath of possible topics, in the past contractors and grantees have sought our advice on new business strategies, analyzing solicitations, past performance, modifications, extensions, technical proposal evaluations, cost proposal evaluations, audits, suspensions and terminations. Generally the consultations are supplemental or follow-on to Development Essentials’ other courses i.e. Winning USAID Awards, Contracts Management and Grants Management.
Content and Objectives
- How does my organization increase business (contracts and grants) with the USG?
- How can our organization enhance preparedness for pending solicitations?
- How do we answer contractor past performance report particularly when its not positive?
- How should our organization respond to a possible suspension or termination?
- How should our organization approach award modifications and extensions?
- What are the pros and cons of a protest for our organization?
Prerequisites
Provide questions or topics four days in advance of the scheduled consultation.
Registration
Price – $2,000
Consultation Duration – 4 hours
Payment is required in advance.
Who Should Attend
Executive Consultations for USG Awards are designed for senior leadership of contractors and grantees (e.g. president, chief executive officer, vice president, chief financial officer).
After the Consultations
Contractors and grantees will have clear understanding of the challenges or issues it faces and with clear recommendations and steps on possible options.
Prior to payment, an initial meeting will be scheduled to discuss topics and issues for consultation. Consultations may take place in person or teleconference (e.g. Skype)
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Solicitation Analysis and Proposal Strategy
$2,000.00
Solicitation documents are complex, lengthy and sometimes include confusing language particularly for organizations not familiar with the solicitation process and short deadlines. Essential to developing a successful proposal is a critical solicitation analysis and focused strategy. Our team can analyze and provide a strategy for RFPs, RFAs, APS’, associate award and task order solicitations.
Description
Overview
Solicitation documents are complex, lengthy and sometimes include confusing language particularly for organizations not familiar with the solicitation process and short deadlines. Essential to developing a successful proposal is a critical solicitation analysis and focused strategy. Our team can analyze and provide a strategy for RFPs, RFAs, APS’, associate award and task order solicitations.
Content and Objectives
- What questions or clarifications should our organization submit to USAID?
- What research can we conduct in advance of the solicitation deadline?
- What are the critical aspects of the technical strategy?
- What are the critical aspects of the cost strategy?
- What critical components of a staffing strategy?
- Based upon the evaluation criteria, what is the best approach?
Prerequisites
Provide a copy of the solicitation four days in advance of the scheduled consultation. A contractor or grantee may wish to submit questions to Development Essentials in advance to make best use of the consultation.
Registration
Price – $2,000
Payment is required in advance online.
Who Should Attend
The consultation is provided in oral and written format to the business development team and other staff contributing to the proposal development e.g. finance, contracting, administration and technical.
After the Consultations
Your organization will have clear picture of the components of preparing a winning technical proposal and cost proposal.
Prior to payment, an initial meeting will be scheduled to discuss the solicitation and your needs. Consultations may take place in person or via teleconference (e.g. Skype)
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Proposal Analysis and Review
$2,000.00
As a consultation we can offer a review of your draft technical application and cost application. We understand a tremendous amount of time and effort goes into a preparing a application and our review may be able to provide the competitive wining edge. W’ll analyze the solicitation and ensure your application addresses the program description, evaluation criteria and submission instructions. We can also review your cost application and ensure all costs are allowable and reasonable, supports the technical application and the price is competitive overall.
Description
Overview
As a consultation we can offer a review of your draft technical application and cost application. We understand a tremendous amount of time and effort goes into a preparing a application and our review may be able to provide the competitive wining edge. W’ll analyze the solicitation and ensure your application addresses the program description, evaluation criteria and submission instructions. We can also review your cost application and ensure all costs are allowable and reasonable, supports the technical application and the price is competitive overall.
Content and Objectives
- Has all USAID responses to questions been adequately addressed in the proposal?
- Are all aspects of technical description included in the proposal?
- Has all the requirements of the submission instructions been addressed?
- Has all the technical evaluation criteria been met?
- Is the price competitive and includes reasonable, allowable and allocable costs?
- Does the cover letter include all required information?
Prerequisites
Provide a copy of the solicitation and draft technical proposal and cost proposal four days in advance of the scheduled consultation.
Registration
Price – $2,000
Payment is required in advance online.
Who Should Attend
The consultation is provided in oral and written format to the business development team and other staff contributing to the proposal development e.g. finance, contracting, administration and technical.
After the Consultations
Your organization will have a clear understanding and recommended steps to increase the competitive edge in the evaluation process.
Prior to payment, an initial meeting will be scheduled to discuss the proposal and your needs; Consultations may take place in person or via Teleconference (e.g. Skype)
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