Team
How AI Is Changing the Way Contractors Find Teaming Partners
Finding the right teaming partner used to require years of networking. AI is compressing that timeline — but the real challenge is still the proposal itself.
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AI-powered proposal writing for bid teams. From RFP analysis to winning PowerPoint proposals.
Strategy
Using AI to Find the Right Prime Contractors
Searching for a set-aside prime to team up with is actually very easy 😎 Just visit the SBA’s Small Business Search page, apply filters, and export the raw data including the company list, contact information, and their capability narratives. Easy peasy. If you filter for California companies with all set-aside
Team
What I Learned from a 1:1 with GSA OSDBU About Government Contracting
A direct conversation with GSA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization taught us what small businesses really face in federal contracting — and how AI can help.
Strategy
Why 911 Call Centers Are Turning to AI
YC startup Aurelian just raised $14M for an AI voice assistant in 911 call centers, one of the most high-stakes and conservative markets. How did a simple salon booking tool evolve into a major AI player now operating across 12 government dispatch centers in just a few months? 1. From
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Government Contracting for First-Timers: Why Teaming Is Your Best Entry Point
Breaking into government contracting feels overwhelming. Teaming with established primes is the fastest way to get your first win — and build the past performance you need to compete solo.
Team
What We Learned Building an AI Agent for Government Teaming
Before contrl, we built an AI teaming agent for government contractors. The hard lessons from that project — about domain expertise, trust, and deliverables — shaped how we built contrl.
Strategy
Pre-RFP: The $2.3 Trillion Question
You're sitting in a Nashville hotel room at 11 PM, laptop balanced on your knees, frantically scribbling notes on hotel stationery while your team paces around, talking through what we just witnessed. We'd just wrapped three days at APMP, basically the Super Bowl of the bid
Strategy
How Government Tendering Works in Southeast Asia
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Strategy
Small Business, Big Wins: A Veteran Capture Manager’s Playbook
Earlier today, we had the chance to sit down with Michael C., a capture expert with over 15 years of experience in federal contracting, including work at Forcepoint Federal (now Everfox), Horizon Industries, KPMG, and on major DoD projects. What followed was a masterclass on what actually drives wins in
Product
Pre-RFP Capture Tool
Imagine a powerful all-in-one platform that aligns your product’s capabilities with the right government buyers, reveals where your competitors fall short, and pinpoints exactly where you can win. That’s what we call the Sweet Spot of GovCon. Cliwant helps you cut through the noise, no bulky software, no
Team
APMP Nashville 2025: The Conversations That Shaped Our Roadmap
The hallway conversations at APMP Nashville were more valuable than any market research. Here is what proposal professionals told us — and how it is shaping contrl.
Strategy
Capture Opportunities Before the RFP
Many bid managers say it’s already too late once they find an RFP. That’s why capture managers work ahead of time, building relationships with agencies to shape RFPs so they favor our capabilities. On large deals this “influence” phase can take years, yet no one questions the importance