Build a Better Bid: Making Your Proposals Win

Summary

When companies want to win government contracts, they need to show their ideas are the best. The Build a Better Bid Technology helps do this by giving exact numbers that prove how good your architecture and design is. This is much better than just saying "our idea is great" without proof. This paper shows how this technology helps companies make winning proposals by measuring how good their designs are and showing why they're better than the competition.

The Problem with Proposals

When the government wants to buy something like a new radar system or drone, they ask different companies to submit proposals. Then they have to figure out which company's idea is best. This creates problems:

For Companies Making Proposals:

• It's hard to show why your idea is better than others

• It's difficult to explain how good your design is without just saying "trust us"

• Companies aren't sure if their proposal addresses what the customer really wants

For Government Teams Picking Winners:

• It's hard to compare different proposals fairly

• They can't tell if claims like "our system is highly reliable" are really true

• They need to justify their choice with facts, not opinions

The Build a Better Bid Technology solves these problems by providing real measurements instead of just claims.

What is the Build a Better Bid Technology?

This innovative technology measures how good a system design is. Instead of saying "our design is reliable," it gives it an exact score like 0.85 out of 1.0. This works across three levels:

1. Architecture Level: The big-picture design of your system

2. Design Level: More detailed blueprints of how parts work together

3. Implementation Level: The actual building instructions

The Build a Better Bid Technology uses smart computer programs (AI) to analyze designs and give them scores. This helps proposal teams prove their ideas are good using real numbers instead of just words.

Five Ways This Technology Helps You Win

The Build a Better Bid Technology helps companies win contracts in five important ways:

1. Real Numbers Instead of Just Claims

Instead of saying "our design is very reliable," this technology lets you say "our design scores 0.92 out of 1.0 for reliability, which is 38% better than the current system." Numbers are more convincing than just words.

Example: "Our drone can fly for 12 hours and scores 0.89 for endurance, which is 25% better than what you're using now."

2. Matching What the Customer Wants

Customers usually tell you what's most important to them. The Build a Better Bid Technology helps you show how your design matches exactly what they care about.

Example: If security is 40% of the score, performance is 30%, easy maintenance is 20%, and cost is 10%, this technology can give your design a total score that shows how well you meet these needs.

3. Showing Why Your Design is Special

This approach helps you find what makes your design special compared to others. This helps your proposal stand out.

How it works:

1. Measure the current system or what the customer asked for

2. Measure your proposed design

3. Find where your design is much better

4. Highlight these advantages in your proposal

Example: Your radar design might score 47% better for protection against jamming than what's currently used. This becomes a key selling point in your proposal.

4. Finding Problems Before You Submit

The Build a Better Bid Technology helps you find and fix weak points in your design before you submit your proposal.

Example: You might discover your drone design scores only 0.62 for working with other systems, when the requirement is 0.75. You can fix this problem and show in your proposal how you improved the score to 0.86.

5. Making Complex Ideas Easy to Understand

This technology helps you create simple charts and graphs that make it easy for evaluators to see why your design is better.

Types of visuals you can make:

• Spider charts comparing different scores

• Side-by-side comparisons with the current system

• Color maps showing strengths and weaknesses

These visuals help evaluators quickly understand why your design is the best choice.

Special Books of Knowledge

The Build a Better Bid Technology has special "Books of Knowledge" for different types of systems. These books contain information about specific types of equipment:

General Systems Book

This contains basic information that works for many types of systems.

RADAR Book

This has special information for radar systems, including:

• How to model and predict radar signals

• Ways to remove unwanted echoes (clutter)

• Methods for using multiple frequencies

• Smart radar control systems

• Protection against jamming

UAV/Drone Book

This focuses on unmanned aircraft systems, including:

• Self-flying navigation systems

• Secure communication methods

• Ways to manage different payloads (cameras, sensors)

• Battery and fuel optimization

• Coordination between multiple drones

These books help proposal teams address specific technical challenges in their field and ensure they don't miss anything important.

Example: Winning a Radar System Contract

The Situation

A company was competing to upgrade an existing radar system. The current contractor had advantages because they already knew the system well. To win, our company needed to clearly show their design was better.

The Challenge

The government wanted:

• Better performance in crowded environments (35% of the score)

• Better detection of stealth targets (30% of the score)

• Less maintenance required (20% of the score)

• Better ability to work with other systems (15% of the score)

How They Used the Build a Better Bid Technology

The proposal team:

1. Used the technology to measure the current radar system

2. Created several possible designs and measured each one

3. Picked the design with the highest scores

4. Created charts comparing their design to the current system

The Results

The analysis showed these improvements:

What Was Measured	How Important	Current System	New Design	Improvement
Performance in crowded environments	35%	0.68	0.91	34%
Detecting stealth targets	30%	0.62	0.87	40%
Easy maintenance	20%	0.59	0.82	39%
Working with other systems	15%	0.73	0.88	21%
Total Score	100%	0.65	0.88	35%

The proposal featured these measurements prominently, showing clear advantages in every area.

The Outcome

The company won the contract! In the feedback, the customer specifically mentioned how helpful the number comparisons were in showing which design was better.

Example: Winning a Drone Contract

The Situation

A government agency wanted to replace their old drone fleet. They wanted drones with better flight time, more mission flexibility, more secure communications, and easier operation. Many companies were competing for this valuable contract.

The Challenge

As a new bidder (not the current supplier), the company faced challenges:

• They didn't know all the details about the current drones

• They didn't have an existing relationship with the customer

• They were competing against big, established companies

How They Used the Build a Better Bid Technology

The proposal team:

1. Used available information to estimate the current drone fleet's scores

2. Designed a system optimized for what the customer wanted

3. Used the technology to measure their design

4. Created a proposal focused on "technical superiority" with clear comparisons

The Results

The analysis provided these measurements:

What Was Measured	How Important	Current System	New Design	Improvement
Flight time	30%	0.71	0.89	25%
Mission flexibility	25%	0.65	0.93	43%
Communication security	25%	0.77	0.96	25%
Ease of operation	20%	0.62	0.87	40%
Total Score	100%	0.69	0.91	32%

The Outcome

The proposal won with an extremely high technical score of 95 out of 100. The customer said the number comparisons gave them "unprecedented clarity" in understanding the advantages of the proposed solution and "exceptional confidence" in the technical approach.

How to Use the Build a Better Bid Technology in Your Proposals

Here's how to start using this technology to improve your proposals:

Before the RFP (Request for Proposals) Comes Out

• Create a library of baseline measurements for systems you commonly bid on

• Train your team on how to use the Build a Better Bid Technology

• Set up the software to work with your proposal tools

When Analyzing the RFP

• Map what the customer wants to quality attributes

• Figure out how important each attribute is based on the RFP

• Measure the current system or what the RFP requires

When Developing Your Solution

• Use the technology to measure different possible designs

• Compare trade-offs using actual numbers

• Improve your design to get the best scores on what matters most

When Writing Your Proposal

• Identify your biggest advantages and emphasize them

• Create simple charts and graphs showing your scores

• Write proposal sections highlighting your numerical advantages

• Create a matrix showing how your design meets each requirement

During Review and Final Touches

• Include your measurements in your internal review

• Try to estimate competitor designs and compare them with yours

• Make final adjustments based on this comparison

Tips for Success with the Build a Better Bid Technology

Here are some tips:

1. Start Early

Begin using the Build a Better Bid Technology as soon as you know about an opportunity, even before the official request comes out. This gives you time to explore options and fix problems.

2. Focus on What the Customer Cares About

Carefully read what the customer wants and prioritize those things in your measurements. Make sure your design scores highest on the things they care about most.

3. Create Clear Visuals

Make simple, colorful charts and graphs that show your advantages. Remember that pictures often communicate better than words or numbers alone.

4. Provide Different Levels of Detail

Create different levels of information:

• Summary: Simple top-level scores

• Overview: Component-level scores with key features

• Details: Complete information for technical reviewers

5. Connect to Past Success

When possible, connect your measurements to past successful projects to show you can deliver what you promise.

6. Be Ready to Explain

Prepare to explain how the technology works if you're asked during presentations. Practice explaining it simply.

Conclusion: The Power of Numbers

In the competitive world of government contracts, being able to prove your design is better gives you a huge advantage. The Build a Better Bid Technology turns vague claims into exact measurements that clearly show your value to evaluators.

By using this approach in your proposals, you can:

• Replace opinion statements with actual measurements

• Match your solution exactly to what the customer wants

• Find and highlight what makes your solution special

• Fix weak points before submitting your proposal

• Clearly show complex technical value in simple ways

As the government keeps looking for more objective ways to evaluate proposals, tools like the Build a Better Bid Technology will become even more valuable in helping winning bids stand out from the competition. Companies that use this approach will build better bids—and win more contracts.

Build a Better Bid Technology, Copyright © 2025, Patent Pending Case Number: 18/925,529