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The tempo is picking up in the federal procurement world. With less than one month left in the federal fiscal year, buy activity is at its highest. To help you finish strong, Unison Marketplace will be extending hours through the end of the Fiscal Year. Our U.S.-based Marketplace Support and Buyer Support teams are just a phone […]

The Challenges in DoD Proposals The current state of affairs in government contract proposals is ripe for technological advancement. Both government agencies and industry stakeholders are in agreement about the formidable task it has become to produce and evaluate cost proposals for new development contracts. Each large Department of Defense (DoD) competitive proposal mandates a […]

Challenges in the Life of a Contracts Professional Caught in a whirlwind of ever-increasing demands, GovCon contracts professionals find themselves in a routine filled with administrative burdens rather than strategic initiatives. They are forced to spend their time being reactive – responding to customer data calls, working to catch up with business development, confirming finance […]

The Silent Crisis in Federal Budgeting Managing, consolidating, and interpreting vast and intricate data is paramount in the complex labyrinth of federal budgeting. Yet, an undeniable challenge lurks in the shadows: the obstacle posed by disparate systems and data silos. This problem intensifies during high-pressure periods such as the production of the President’s Budget and […]

How data-driven parametric price and cost estimation can mitigate the need for vendors to overcharge fixed-price contracts. In a May 2023 report, CBS News uncovered repeated instances of defense contractors overcharging the Department of Defense (DoD). DoD would often negotiate fixed-price contracts with a reasonable 12% – 15% profit, but Pentagon analysts would later discover […]