Ellen Perrine

Ellen Perrine is a Proposal Development Consultant with Key Solutions with more than 30 years of experience in federal proposals including strategy development, proposal management, compliance management, and technical writing.

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How To Ask The Government Questions About an RFP

By Ellen Perrine on Oct 18, 2015

According to many contracting officers, there is no such thing as over communicating when it comes to bidding on a contract. The most successful government contractors will ask the contracting officer intelligent and thoughtful questions to gain the most information possible about the Request for Proposal (RFP).

This strategy will help you create a well scored proposal.

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Kissing The Blarney Stone: Proposal Team Fact vs. Fiction

By Ellen Perrine on Mar 17, 2015

Since it's St. Patrick’s Day, I got to thinking about some of the Irish legends, and the first one that came to mind was the legend of the Blarney Stone.

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How to Develop a Proposal Plan, Part 6: Color Team Reviews

By Ellen Perrine on Feb 1, 2014

In Government Proposals, experienced Proposal Managers develop a Proposal Plan to guide them through the proposal effort. This is the sixth in a series of articles that discusses part six of the planning process, Color Team Reviews.

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How to Develop a Proposal Plan Part Two: RFP Analysis

By Ellen Perrine on Nov 5, 2013

In Government Proposals, experienced Proposal Managers develop a Proposal Plan to guide them through the proposal effort.

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The Anatomy of the Proposal Data Call

By Ellen Perrine on Sep 11, 2013

Your RFP (Request for Proposal) has just been released, and whether you are a single company, teamed with another company, or have multiple teaming partners, you will be required to submit various types of information as part of your proposal. 

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Ensure a Strong Finish! Edit Your Proposal

By Ellen Perrine on Jul 12, 2012

A sad, but true, fact of the proposal business is that proposals are not always edited to ensure that they are grammatically correct, internally consistent, conform to the pre-established proposal Style Guide, and read as though the entire proposal was written by the same person (commonly referred to as “one voice”).

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