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When responding to a RFP for a contract with the U.S. government, corporations have to submit written proposals that clearly show that they can deliver the best value at the lowest risk to the government. Proving that your corporation is the best value and lowest risk to the government requires deta...

“In 525,600 minutes. How do you measure a year in a life?” is the wonderful question posed in the song “Seasons of Love” from Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning revolutionary rock opera, Rent. We all have the same amount of time—no less, no more. Let’s be honest, the demands on today’s busines...

I once saw a meme that defined experience as “something you gain the moment immediately after you needed it”. That makes the cost of experience directly proportional to the severity of the event that prompted the concession, and trust you me; you want the bill for experience to be as small as possib...

It might be tempting to view a resume requirement within a request for proposal (RFP) as an “easy” task. But, like most things with the proposal process, it is not that simple. Proposal Managers will search for candidates via various sources (ClearanceJobs, company-established resume repositories, I...

This year marks 10 years since Trident CEO Jeff Everage received the news of the death of roommate, shipmate, and loyal friend LCDR Robert ‘Trey’ Clukey III during a training accident. This final piece to our #MemorialDay series highlights the joy, friendship, and inherent danger of the military but...

Today we honor the memory of Staff Sgt. Walter Knudsen. Knudsen was 21 years old when his plane went missing during a training mission over New Guinea in 1944. For more than 60 years, Knudsen’s disappearance was something the family spoke of often. 

Knudsen graduated from an Iowa high school in 194...

Today’s Memorial Day series highlights Private First Class Joseph Strucel. Strucel's name not only lives on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. but in the hearts of Trident’s Matt Hardy and those he left behind.

Private First Class Joseph John Strucel, or Joe as he was more commonly known...

For Trident’s HR Director, Rebecca Wayland, Memorial Day brings about memories of friend and U.S. Naval Academy company mate Marine Corps Capt. Stanford Shaw III, or Ford as he was known to his friends. 

A 2006 Naval Academy graduate, Ford was among seven Marines and four Soldiers who were killed i...

Today’s Memorial Day series post highlights Army Sgt. Myron Bickel who was killed in World War II at the age of 19. Myron Bickel is the Great Uncle-in-Law of Trident’s Kristi Bickel. 

Myron Bickel left to fight in WWII before he finished High School, though his father later received his diploma o...

CAPT Robert Dolan

Next week is Memorial Day and we at Trident wanted to highlight the sacrifices made by so many. Not only highlight the life of these unsung heroes and their legacy, but to give back to their memory by honoring them here. As a SDVOSB company, we have had the unique honor to not onl...

Actualizing the fundamentals of Proposal Management to our work world in 2022. 

In some cases, it is smart to leave an “OG” untouched. If you were around in the 1980s to see  CocaCola try out “New Coke”, you know what I mean. In other situations, modifying a classic  turns out to be a necessity, or...

“Military spouses may not always wear a uniform, but they serve and sacrifice alongside their service members and keep our military strong.” President Joe Biden

As a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, we are built on the strength and support of former active duty service members, Re...