Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Introduction & Capacity Building

• Welcome and overview of the workshop

• Capacity building for public and corporate contracts

• Certifications required for government contracts

 
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Proposal Responses for Public Bid Opportunities

• How to interpret RFPs and RFQs

• Key components of a public bid proposal

• Review and discussion of sample government RFP and RFQ documents

 
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Break
 
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Proposal Responses for Corporate Opportunities

• Writing proposals for corporate clients

• Positioning your business for corporate partnerships

• Review and discussion of sample corporate RFP and RFQ documents

 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch Break
 
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Unified Pricing for Public and Corporate Bids

• Pricing strategies for both government and corporate proposals

• Hands-on use of pricing calculators for proposals

• Review of rate sheets and creation of micro-purchase offerings

 
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Break
 
2:45 PM - 4:00 PM: Systems & Automation

• Implementing systems and automation for business efficiency

• Tools to automate proposal responses and operations

• Case study and discussion on automation best practices

 
4:00 PM: Q&A and Wrap-Up

• Open Q&A session

• Summary of workshop takeaways

• Access details for the Interactive Workshop Experience portal