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Incumbentitis – What is it and How to Prevent it in Your Proposal

By Sunny Singh on Jun 7, 2023

Many of you may have heard of the common proposal affliction, incumbentitis.

Topics: Contract Recompetes Incumbency How to Win a Recompete

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