Tamara has over 20 years in senior management. She began supporting, preparing, and writing government solicitations and proposals in 2009. The proposals and solicitations she has led have included domestic and international contracts valued up to $60 million. Her success rate is notable and her ability to support the ongoing contract management and relationships is well regarded.
Additionally, as a management and human resource consultant she has directed Human Resources for small and medium sized companies. Her diverse strategic skills have allowed her to manage projects from business start-ups, organizational development following acquisitions, and reorganization of existing companies.
Tamara completed her B.S. of Business and Management with emphasis on Change Management and an M.A in Management with an emphasis on Human Resources at the University of Redlands. Other studies include International Trade and Business at the University of Cambridge, England.
Tamara has over 20 years in senior management. She began supporting, preparing, and writing government solicitations and proposals in 2009. The proposals and solicitations she has led have included domestic and international contracts valued up to $60 million. Her success rate is notable and her ability to support the ongoing contract management and relationships is well regarded.
Additionally, as a management and human resource consultant she has directed Human Resources for small and medium sized companies. Her diverse strategic skills have allowed her to manage projects from business start-ups, organizational development following acquisitions, and reorganization of existing companies.
Tamara completed her B.S. of Business and Management with emphasis on Change Management and an M.A in Management with an emphasis on Human Resources at the University of Redlands. Other studies include International Trade and Business at the University of Cambridge, England.
TM PROPOSAL CONSULTING SERVICES
TM Government Proposal Services
ADVISING | MANAGING | WRITING
At TM Government Proposal Services, we provide business development and winning proposal services for small businesses pursuing federal and local government contracts.
We have submitted proposals for a range of federal agencies, including Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, Government Accountability Office, Department of Interior, State Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Veterans Affairs, as well as county and state entity submissions.
With a client base located both CONUS and OCONUS, we have helped our customers win contracts totaling over $1.09 billion in new business through our high-impact business development and proposal management support.
Whether its capture management, recruitment, or teaming partner development, we tailor our proposal management services to our customer’s needs. Generally, we are the entire proposal team but we can also offer supplemental services. From initial proposal strategy development through submission of a compliant response, TM Government Proposal Services works hand-and-hand with client. By becoming part of the team, we are able to deliver extensive project management and team coordination, the key to our successful proposal strategy and content development.
We leverage our skills, professional relationships, and knowledge to position our clients for success. Our winning proposal services are targeted to all businesses, specializing specifically in small businesses. Using established practices and processes, we offer a scalable service to fit any opportunity. We are available remotely or on-site, depending on the needs of the opportunity.
Expert Guidance
TM Government Proposal Services offers a comprehensive scope of services to support all phases of a proposal effort. We assess the client needs, the size, and scope of the proposal, budgets, and turnaround time to tailor our efforts. We offer on-demand consulting services to full life-cycle proposal support. Working closely with your team, we can manage the entire proposal effort, take lead on writing the narratives, discuss and advise on strategies, and ensure a compliant proposal is submitted.
TM Government Proposal Services believes learning from each submittal is key for honing your proposal strategy. Post submission, we prepare a lessons learned document, respond to customer questions, and request customer debriefings.
SOURCE & REVIEW BID OPPORTUNITIES
Grow Your Business
TM Government Proposal Services develops customized proposal opportunity databases to manage, approve, and decline future contract opportunities. Through effective capture management services, we can decrease effort and lower costs, all while improving your win probability. We sharpen the focus on solicitations that align with your strategic objectives. By tracking upcoming contracts, it allows for forward-looking resources allocation and proposal development preparation, enabling us to prepare a tailored and responsive bid.
Prior to approving an opportunity, we qualify the lead to ensure if fits within the business objectives of our client, assess incumbent performance, determine anticipated release date, and project scope of solicitation. Once an opportunity is approved to pursue, we conduct pre-proposal planning to define a timeline and ensure we set in motion all processes and develop needed resources to submit a winning proposal.
PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT
Build Your Team
TM Government Proposal Services conducts full-cycle recruiting to ensure your contract team is manned with the best candidates available. We drive the recruiting process by sourcing, screening, scheduling interviews, conducting candidate management, tracking applicants, and checking references. We work with your leadership team and hiring managers to develop strong selection processes to ensure only the most qualified candidates are selected. We ensure all hiring and resulting documentation (Resumes, Bios, Letters of Intent, etc) are compliant with solicitation requirements.
TEAMING RESEARCH & RECOMMENDATIONS
FULL-SERVICE PROJECT MANAGEMENT & PROPOSAL COORDINATION
Achieve Your Goals
Our proposal management services are tailored to fit the needs of each opportunity and client. We provide specialized proposal project management and coordination support. To ensure we submit a high quality, compliant proposal, we customize a compliance matrices and annotated proposal outlines. These documents are the foundation of our proposal management strategy. We develop strategies and find compelling ways to differentiate your story.
During our proposal planning phase, we draft a proposal management plan and timeline, assist in preparing, and submitting questions to the contracting officer, and develop strategies and carry winning themes throughout the proposal. Furthermore, as the proposal nears we attend any pre-proposal conferences. We track, monitor, and communicate status of tasks, lead development meetings, craft resumes or bios, and track assignments. When the time comes, to ensure we meet the necessary timeline and requirements, TM Government Proposal Services oversees the editing and writing efforts, conducts full project management, and handles all final production activities.
CONTRACT RAMP-UP MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT
GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON
Build Your Relationships
TM Government Proposal Services provides continued support during a contract to build your relationship with the government. We attend meetings and site visits to provide support during agencies visits or audits as well as help to interpret government agency requests and/or feedback, providing list of action items to ensure you meet government client expectations. We will facilitate business by fulfilling timely response to data requests, provide meeting and visit agendas, and information packages. Furthermore we provide the coordination of responses to ensure their adherence to policy and/or contract requirement as well as identify risks, and areas of concern to address with the government client. We will provide reports and metrics by assembling and consolidating information derived from a variety of sources to tell your story of contract performance to the government client. We also take on special projects and duties as assigned.
Successful Implementation
Once awarded a contract, we provide our clients the support needed to effectively and efficiently ramp-up contract operations. We provide project checklist, timelines, and facilitation of activities to drive your in-house team to meet the requirements of newly awarded contracts. We work hand-in-hand with your team to achieve all of your project goals. A key to successful implementation is identifying primary constraints such as scope, time, and quality and developing a successful plan with these constraints in mind to facilitate a complete project which complies with the contract objectives.
PROPOSAL CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, WRITING, EDITING, & PRODUCTION SERVICES
Tell Your Story
TM Government Proposal Services creates winning proposals that are compelling and persuasive to ensure success. We prepare any portion or all of your proposal narrative —from from information gathering to final edit and all of the steps between.
COMPLETE PROPOSAL STRATEGY AND SUPPORT
Build Strategic Partnerships
TM Government Proposal Services offers services to help research and identify potential teaming partners, developing teaming strategy as well as project manage and coordinate partnership development. These strategic partnerships with complimentary companies help to improve your chances of winning an award.