Independent Advice about Public Procurement and RFP Issues

Our 25th Year in Business
1984 - 2009

Need some help? Senior management is questioning the efficiency and effectiveness of your RFP process. Your policies haven't been reviewed in ten years. Your staff needs some help with a high-risk, high-visibility RFP. You want a second opinion on your strategic plan.

I've been providing advice and assistance to governments and government agencies for the last twenty years. My clients are located in North America and the Caribbean and include government agencies, counties, city governments, states and provinces, as well as lawyers. While resident in Vancouver, Canada, most of my clients are in the U.S.

Recent consulting assignments have included:

A review of a County's procurement practices. Are they transparent, effective and efficient?
Assisting a federal agency to resolve a dispute with a vendor related to an RFP and the resulting multi-million dollar contract.
Review of procurement policies & procedures in a government agency;
Expert witness in litigation related to 'fair and open competition';
RFP Gatekeeper - ensuring that all RFPs comply with policy and incorporate best practices before they are issued;
Fairness Officer on a RFP project to develop and implement major new software.

Speeches &
Professional Development

Courses led by Michael Asner at your site, conference or professional development event

Training CDs that your staff can play 'on demand'

Some of our current topics:

Ethical Public Procurement
Bullet-Proofing Your RFPs
Ethics and Public Procurement
Evaluating Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software
Demonstrating transparency in every procurement
Using a fairness commissioner
Scandals promote procurement reform
Six major RFP problems and their solutions
Designing an effective evaluation process for RFPs
Six great documents (used during the RFP process) that intimidate their lawyers and prevent complaints
Risk Management in the RFP process.
The best web sites for RFP information
Trends in Public Procurement (hot topics)
Best and Final Offers