Trident Proposal Management is honored to announce that we have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor with the prestigious 2025 HIRE Vets Medallion Award. As one of a record-breaking 888 recipients, Trident earned the small business Platinum award, a testament to our unwavering commitment ...

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This is part 6 of a 16-part blog series designed to help you win government oral presentations. In this blog, I’ll pick up from a previous blog, The 5 Factors (and One Non-Factor) for Selecting Your Presentation Team. This week, I’ll cover selecting your final team mem...

Updated: Jan. 15, 2026

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Table of Contents 

• NEW: MDA Releases Third Phase Awardee List (Jan. 15, 2026)
• MDA Releases Second Phase Awardee List (Dec. 18, 2025)
• MDA Releases First Phase Awardee List (Dec. 2, 2025)
• MDA Releases Notice of Competitive Range
• MDA Releases...

Trident Proposal Management will officially be inducted into the Military Spouse Employment Partnership during the ENGAGE Annual Conference, Jan. 29-30, 2026.

Trident will be recognized during an induction ceremony on Jan. 30 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. By joining MSEP, Triden...

Updated Jan. 22, 2026

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The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program has been under unprecedented scrutiny following high-profile fraud and bribery scandals that put the program in the spotlight recently (more on that below). If your firm is...

With GSA's official announcement as Phase II, we moved this blog here. 

We didn't delete this blog because old posts pop up and no one likes a 404 error. If you've read this far, click here to read the blog you want. 

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In part 5 of our 20-part series, we explore how to structure and implement a training plan that includes progressive rehearsals and focus areas. To read the previous blogs, click here to find the index with individual blogs.

Transforming subject matter experts (SMEs) in...

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This is part 4 of a 20-part blog series designed to help you win government oral presentations. In this blog, we’ll explore the five factors – and one non-factor – for picking your presentation team. To read the previous blogs, click here to find the index with individual b...

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This is part 3 of a 20-part blog series designed to help you win government oral presentations. In this post, we explore the different types of coaches and how to select a coach based on your situation. To read the previous blogs, click here to find the index with individua...

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This is part 2 of a 20-part blog series designed to help you win government oral presentations. In the first post, we started with the basics – how to analyze the RFP and establish your Rules of Engagement (ROE), the foundation for the entire proposal process. In part 2, we’...

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In this first post of our 20-part oral presentation coaching blog series, we’ll start with the basics -- how to analyze the RFP and establish your Rules of Engagement (ROE), which forms the foundation for the entire proposal response process.

About Government ...

Welcome to our blog series on mastering the art (and science!) of government oral proposal presentations. We are launching a 20-post blog series derived from a comprehensive eBook created by Trident’s founder, President, and Lead Orals Coach, Jeff Everage. Throughout the series, we will break down t...