As a former Federal contracting officer with over 16 years of experience across the spectrum of contracting (services, commodities, constructions, R&D, etc.) I have sat through countless training sessions in many venues. Now as a business owner, I recently found myself at a conference where RSM Federal was presenting information in a breakout session titled, “How to Competitively Respond to Sources Sought (SS) and Influence the Acquisition.” While there were other breakout sessions to choose from, this one intrigued me because so many times I’ve sat through similar presentations where the “expert” portrayed the purpose of market research completely wrong and left the audience worse off than had they not attended.
I wanted to attend this session so that if bad information was shared I could potentially provide an alternative viewpoint. However, the information RSM Federal presented was so on point, I left there after a one-hour presentation having learned something new myself, even with my many years of experience.
RSM Federal was able to accurately hit on a lot of what motivates the government when issuing sources sought notices and requests for information and how best to take advantage of those from a business perspective. In addition to the excellent information provided, there is very clearly a passion for helping businesses navigate the Federal procurement process which really facilitated a lively and interactive discussion. No doubt, ANYONE who employs the services of RSM Federal will be far better off for doing so!”!
