Every State Has a Free Competitor — Here's What They Can't Do
This plan is built around the guide's core test: every state has a federally funded APEX Accelerator offering free SAM.gov registration help, bid matching and proposal review, so a paid consultant has to sell what APEX structurally can't — fast turnaround, hands-on proposal writing, and an honest bid/no-bid answer. It covers the Covenant Against Contingent Fees under FAR subpart 3.4, which prohibits charging a percentage of any contract award, and the 48-hour bid/no-bid review built as the smallest sellable product in this business.
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Built From Real Numbers
The plan works through the pricing tiers — a $250–$500 bid/no-bid review, a $1,500–$4,000 capability statement package, and a $2,500–$5,000 monthly retainer — all priced flat or hourly, never as a percentage of an award, under the legal rule that governs this trade.
It also covers the honest market assessment: this line is strongest where federal buyer concentration is high, and it depends on you having real contracting background or a security clearance, or a plan to build one before consulting off it.
What's Inside
- Bid/no-bid scorecard covering set-aside eligibility, past performance fit and incumbent advantage
- Proposal effort calculator to set a fixed fee that never depends on contract award
- Opportunity pipeline tracker for solicitations, owners and next gates
- Guidance on the Covenant Against Contingent Fees and why you never price on a percentage
- Pricing tiers for bid/no-bid reviews, capability statements and monthly retainers
- An honest assessment of where this business is strong versus thin by location
- A 90-day plan built around your own SAM.gov registration and five discovery conversations
