RE: Proposal Writing

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

I can still post an ad on the state's web site and mention my skill at
writing at least one winning state proposal along with my other winning
proposal-esque documents.  I can even attach my ad to the state's contract
postings.

Lauren
 

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> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On 
> Behalf Of Deborah Kluge
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 5:03 AM
> To: 'TECHWR-L'
> Subject: Re: Proposal Writing
> 
> >However, IIRC, all proposals submitted become public
> > documents and you could certainly get copies of the
> > losing proposals and contact those firms to offer
> > your services for the next contract.
> >What a brilliant marketing idea!
> 
> 
> It's a good idea, but IMHO, it probably will not work because:
> 
> 1. All proposals submitted do not become public documents. The 
> winning proposal is retained; the rest are usually trashed after 
> a short period of time. Even a winning proposal may not be a 
> public document in the true sense of the phrase. The resultant 
> contract between the government and the winning bidder is a 
> public document.
> 
> 2. In most cases, if you want to obtain a copy of a proposal, you 
> must submit a request via the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA - 
> for federal agencies) or in accordance with a state or local 
> government's Public Information/Public Access regulations. To get 
> anywhere with this, you should be as specific as possible as to 
> what you are requesting. Asking an agency to send you all the 
> losing proposals (if they still actually have them) is unlikely 
> to get results. If you can be specific as to which companies' 
> proposals you are requesting, you will probably have to pay 
> copying costs (and possibly research costs), which can be 
> substantial.
> 
> 3. Federal FOIA or state/local public information requests can 
> take months or even years for the government to fulfill, if 
> fulfilled at all.
> 
> 4. For most solicitations, bidders are provided with an 
> opportunity to identify information in their proposals which they 
> consider proprietary or confidential, in order to keep the 
> government from distributing the proposal to others who may 
> request a copy. Many bidders restrict everything except 
> information that is publicly available.
> 
> 5. Government agencies are not obligated to give out the names of 
> losing bidders; however, you may be able to get this information 
> through a FOIA type request.
> 
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Deborah
> 
> *****************************************************
> Deborah L. Kluge       dkluge -at- comcast -dot- net
> Proposal Writing & Government Contracting
> International Technical Assistance
> http://www.proposalwriter.com
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