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Competition Smart is a leading government contracting consulting firm that has helped clients win government contracts for almost a decade. The company’s core services include initial deal strategy, price to win, competitor analysis, color team reviews, and now a...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Competition Smart, a leading government contracting consulting firm, has announced the launch of CSmart Insights, a subscription service providing access to uniquely curated data, analyses and insights, designed...

Competition Smart (CSmart) has developed a highly effective approach to price-to-win analyses. We have more than 15 years of PTW experience and nine years as a standalone company doing PTW (along with other strategic things).   Understanding and focusing on...

Hello Polaris Followers, As I'm sure you're aware by now, the long wait for Polaris is over. I've had some time to digest it and here are a few of my key takeaways.  There are too many ways you can break down the Self Scoring and speculate about what score is...

Each year, more than 10% of the US federal budget goes to private contractors. In 2020, this translated to more than $665 billion, up from less than $595 billion the year before, and $536.8 billion in FY2011.  A government-wide push to award 25% of all government...

At CSmart, we’re interested in discussing data because it’s different from information. And information is different from intelligence. Let’s break it down.  Aggregated data isn’t intelligence, it’s just data. And oftentimes, it’s a whole lot of it. And that can...