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Why Your Spreadsheet Estimates Are Costing You Contracts

Most GovCon firms still build cost proposals in Excel. Here's why that's a competitive disadvantage and what to do about it.

Sarah Chen

Apr 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Basis now automatically monitors SBIR.gov and notifies you when new topics match your capabilities.

David Park

Apr 1, 2026 · 4 min read

A practical guide to evaluating cloud and on-premise deployment models when your data falls under ITAR or CUI controls.

Marcus Rodriguez

Mar 28, 2026 · 8 min read

Astra Labs was spending two weeks per cost volume. Here's how they got that down to three days.

Jamie Okafor

Mar 15, 2026 · 5 min read

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