FFP LTPA recompetes
Ugh. Hate these when my client is an incumbent and wants to protect their work and the acceptability bar is low.
Especially when, in order to win, you'll likely have to cut staff and salaries to retain your work, and that still may not be enough when you know how other low cost govcon shops operate - let's just say you wouldn't want to work for any of them as an FTE.
Also, it was an especially nice touch for the government to issue an amendment AFTER the proposal were submitted days earlier... such a waste of time and effort and to what end...
So, hello protests and likely a bridge contract!
Govcon is certainly in interesting times - and it's getting more painfully obvious that most folks don't have a clue about winning AND executing work PROFITABLY.
You need to focus on both to make it in this industry. Trust me when I say that some wins today (or this year) will be major losses when it's all said and done.
Try winning a $250M FFP without doing your due diligence on compliant costs - maybe they'll make another GovCon movie about those shenanigans - as it seems that most don't pay attention to the relevant history in their quest to WIN work in this space and STAY in business for YEARS.