Who we are
CCSI is a consultancy that helps clients develop winning communication messages and strategies for every situation, from winning more government contracts to increasing professional and personal impact.
To date, we've helped government contractors to win $3B in new contracts, with $90M of those successful awards resulting from the CCSI-coached bidder's oral presentation to the government.
What we do
What we do is to provide expertise for any or all need areas, such as: RFP analysis, Total Proposal Management, Proposal Volume Management, technical writing, Past Performance & Resume Data Management, Proposal Pricing Strategy and Development, Executive Color Team Quality Reviews, Final document preparation, production and delivery plans and actions.
How do we do it
We meet with clients before going forward on a consulting agreement, so you and we can be completely certain that we share project expectations. We are deeply committed to what we do and welcome the opportunity to work with clients that share this level of commitment.
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Founded by Bob Gahagan after retiring from IBM, CCSI provides over 40 years of government contracting experience to help clients increase top and bottom-line organization growth and personal career success.
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| 2009 Veterans Conference in Las Vegas; Bob was an invited speaker |
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About our founder:
Prior to founding CCSI, Bob spent twenty-five years with the IBM Corporation before leaving voluntarily to found CCSI. Since founding CCSI, his mission and goal is to "pay forward" whenever possible the many things learned from a career with great people. In addition to accomplishments outlined previously, he's:
- Recognized as a skilled trainer, coach, mentor and counselor
- Delivered over 2000 student hours of procurement-related technical and communication training, and continues to provide such services.
- Provided assistance to over 1000 early-stage and emerging small companies in areas of government contracting basics & strategies, marketing & branding planning, and communication and networking strategies as a procurement counselor at a government & university co-sponsored organization in northern Virginia.
- Been selected as invited speaker at local, national, and international conferences discussing such topics as the US government procurement process, how to develop oral presentations for the government, and the challenges involved in hiring for proposal organizations.
- Participated as panelist and presenter at venues such as a two-day conference on "Doing Business with the US Government", sponsored by the Korean government in Seoul, Korea, for 120 small and medium Korean companies. (this one included simultaneous language translation, which I'd never encountered before that.).
At IBM, he managed and supported bid efforts that were awarded more than $3.5B in government contract awards. He also was part of a 12-person "tiger team" that was responsible to develop the initial customer service & product support strategy for the IBM Personal Computer. He also co-created the first 5-Year Strategic Plan to manage a $500M inventory program at a 750-employee national parts logistics center.
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A Partial List of Bob's Speaking Venues
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