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Join us on November 21st at 1 p.m. EST for a webinar, “How to Win More Federal Contracts with Competitive Pricing,” presented by Jenny W. Clark of Solvability.
Has this happened to you? You’ve been tracking an opportunity for months, and you know that your company is an excellent fit with the customer. They know your company and capabilities, and you had a small contract with the agency that just ended last year. Winning this contract could be a game changer for your company, setting you up with a steady stream of revenue for the next three years.
The last two proposals you sent – YOU LOST!
You requested a debriefing. They said that you had the technical section right. They were impressed with your approach. When you asked about the pricing, they just shrugged their shoulders and said that you were very close to the winning bid.
What would it mean to know that all your costs were covered and that you could offer your best price?
How would it help you to create pricing strategies with a “what if” column – so you could make a more strategic decision related to your indirect rates and your fee percentage?
This training will show executives, financial and contract professionals how “govcon” math works.
With this course, we’ll explain how to estimate and apply:
- the direct contract costs
- the fringe benefits for payroll taxes, leave, and group benefits
- the overhead costs for supporting the technical workforce
- the general & administrative (G&A) costs for corporate expenses
- the fee/profit
We’ll show you a Solvability’s Simple Rate & Pricing Model spreadsheet that demonstrates how indirect rates are calculated, provide typical competitive ranges for small businesses, and explain actions you can take to win more federal contracts with competitive pricing.
After attending this webinar, you’ll learn:
- how grouping employees and new hires for labor categories can affect your pricing;
- how fringe, overhead and G&A rates are used in proposal pricing;
- how to use multipliers for billing rates, employee pay rates, and total contract estimates;
- what the “typical” rates for fringe, overhead, and G&A in various markets are;
- How to create “what if” calculations of your indirect rates and fee for future projections;
Specific tools and resources you will learn how to use:
Solvability’s Simple Rate & Pricing Spreadsheet
After completing this training, you will have sample spreadsheets showing how to create top line proposal estimates, labor multipliers, wrap rate calculators, indirect rate estimate and labor category billing rates.
Target Audience: Business owners, finance, business development and contracting professionals who want to create more competitive pricing and win more federal contracts.
As a client of CT PTAC, you can attend this webinar at no cost to you. So, if this topic is of interest to you, check out the details below and register today.
How to Win More Federal Contracts with Competitive Pricing
Date: November 21st, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Instructor: Jenny W. Clark
Cost: FREE with coupon code CT9102
Registration Instructions:
- Add webinar to cart.
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- Fill out the registration form and click Place Order.
When you register, you’ll receive a confirmation email from Govology with your webinar link. If you don’t receive it, contact support@govology.com.
If you need assistance with registering, please contact Frank Dixon, Director CT PTAC at fdixon@secter.org.
Meet Your Instructor:
JENNY W CLARK helps small businesses win more federal contracts, by showing them how to apply cost and pricing strategies that are flexible, competitive and profitable. With over 30 years of experience implementing accounting systems, Jenny found that the software for federal contractors, including Deltek GCS Premier and Costpoint, was just too expensive and overwhelming for most small businesses. To bring down the cost and improve results, she developed DCAA Compliant QuickBooks Boot Camp and her Prime Focus coaching programs. Her training series and coaching programs start with a DCAA Compliant Chart of Accounts, then explain indirect rates such as fringe, overhead and general and administrative (G&A), and finally show executives how to adapt the Solvability Rate & Pricing Model (RPM) to develop competitive bid rates.
Jenny Clark has a BA in Economics from Agnes Scott College and a Masters in International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina. She founded Solvability in 1997 in Huntsville, Alabama and relocated to Tampa Bay in 2013. In 2016, she launched the Florida GovCon Podcast, serving small businesses in the aerospace and defense industry and helping veterans along the way. She hosts an annual training conference in Tampa called the Florida GovCon Summit.