STRAYER BUS330 WEEK 7 DISCUSSIONS

"The Pre-Solicitation Notice" Please respond to the following:

· Analyze the importance of the pre-solicitation notice to the success or failure of the contracting process. Speculate on the consequence of a contracting process without the employment of the pre-solicitation notice.

· Recommend at least three approaches in which the pre-solicitation notice process could be improved to better assist first-time contract bidders. Support your recommendation.

"Reducing Typical Proposal Weaknesses" Please respond to the following:

· From the e-Activity, speculate on where most companies fall short in the proposal process. Suggest three methods for a business owner to take to reduce the typical proposal weaknesses. Support your suggestion.

· Describe the major differences between a solicited and unsolicited proposal. Analyze the role amendments play in the long-term relationship between the government and the contractor.