Successful proposal strategies for small businesses using knowledge management to win government, private-sector, and international contracts - Frey, Robert S. (Artech House, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-543) and index
Ch. 1. Competitive proposals and small business -- Ch. 2. Strategic partnering and subcontracting opportunities -- Ch. 3. Marketing to and with your clients -- Ch. 4. Requests for proposals -- Ch. 5. Private-sector solicitation requests -- Ch. 6. The federal acquisition process : emerging directions -- Ch. 7. The proposal life cycle -- Ch. 8. Major proposal components -- Ch. 9. Acquisition/capture and proposal team activities -- Ch. 10. The role of the proposal manager -- Ch. 11. Pursuing international business and structuring international proposals -- Ch. 12. Proposal production and publication -- Ch. 13. Human and organizational dynamics of the proposal process -- Ch. 14. Controlling bid and proposal costs -- Ch. 15. Tried-and-true proposal writing and editing techniques -- Ch. 16. Packaging and managing proposal information and knowledge effectively -- Ch. 17. Leveraging business complexity in a knowledge-based economy -- Ch. 18. Planning and producing SF330 responses for architect-engineer services -- Epilogue : thinking to win small-business competitive proposals -- App. A. Sample proposal kickoff package -- App. B. Template to capture important resume information -- App. C. Marketing information and intelligence sources : federal, international, and private sector
"Newly expanded and thoroughly revised to reflect and meet the demands of a high-velocity global business environment, the fourth edition of this popular book and its companion CD-ROM help small and midsized businesses as well as nonprofit organizations and public-sector agencies to achieve effective, efficient, and disciplined business development, proposal development, and knowledge management (KM) processes."--Jacket