Readiness Review
A line-by-line review of your SAM, SBA profile, and capability assets for visibility and credibility.
GovCon Advisory
Buying-side advisors at your table
Guidance from people who know how procurement decisions get made because they made them.
Buying-side perspective
Readiness Review
Agency Targeting
Engagement Strategy
Bid & Teaming Guidance
Strategy at every stage of your GovCon journey
Advisory is woven through everything we deliver and available whenever you need a seasoned second opinion.
Agency Targeting
Identify the agencies and buying offices where your capabilities have the strongest, most reachable demand.
Engagement Strategy
How to approach contracting officers and primes, what to say, what to bring, and when to show up.
Bid & Teaming Guidance
A second opinion on bid/no-bid calls, teaming offers, and positioning before you commit resources.
Strategic Partner
William Randolph
Founder, THINK Acquisition & MicroMarket.co
Led by 26 years inside federal acquisition
William is a retired Senior Procurement Official with 26 years of federal acquisition experience, including service as a Head of Contracting Activity and Senior Executive Service member at the Department of Homeland Security. He has overseen the very processes our clients compete in.
- Head of Contracting Activity, oversaw agency-wide procurement operations
- Senior Executive Service member at the Department of Homeland Security
- Reviews client readiness assets for stability and visibility, then maps paths to engage, compete, and win
A 1-hour strategic coaching session with William is included with every Core package.
Your Day-to-Day Team
GovPointe Contracting Specialists
Every client works with a dedicated specialist who manages the engagement from first consultation to delivered assets.
Mike Delport
Government Contracting Specialist
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Tim Talley
Government Contracting Specialist
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Dan McPherson
Senior Strategist
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Included with Core Packages
Strategic coaching, built in
Every Core package includes a personalized 1-hour session with William Randolph after your readiness assets are delivered, a review of your profiles and a mapped-out plan for your best paths to compete and win.
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A seasoned voice when it matters
Reviewing a market research report, weighing a teaming offer, deciding whether to bid, schedule advisor time as you need it, scoped to the decision in front of you.
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From the blog
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Your certification is a key. Check the lock first.
Small firms chase 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB as trophies. The award history at your target offices tells you whether that authority ever gets used.
Sole source isn't a loophole. It's a process.
The legitimate paths to a sole-source award, what justifications hold up, and where contractors overreach.
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Book a free consultation. We'll connect you with the right specialist and map your next move in the federal market.