New Product Provides Competitive Intelligence for Government Contractors

RESTON, Va., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- With tighter competition for government contracts, vendors need a comprehensive solution that gives them insights into their competitors' activities. INPUT announced today the release of a new subscription product analyzing major government contractors and their market position in the federal contracting market. Vendor Intelligence Program (VIP) is a competitive intelligence product that provides data sets and timely analysis on major government vendors, and supports the competitive analysis and benchmarking needs of companies.

VIP utilizes unique methodology to predict the actions and outcomes for a particular opportunity. It helps observe other companies and the industry by scrutinizing existing, expiring, and upcoming contracts that may impact a company's performance and prospects for future opportunities. This program includes access to INPUT's analysts — subject-matter experts in the fields of financial investments and government contracting — allowing for a two-way dialogue filled with extensive, informed opinions. The combination of these characteristics allows a deeper insight into the vendors covered, and helps subscribers gain a competitive advantage over their peers. Key features include:

• INPUT bidder rating — Utilizes a weighted algorithm that measures the likelihood that a company will bid on an opportunity
• Projected pipeline — Leverages the INPUT bidder rating to postulate the sales pipeline
• Vendor analyst notes — INPUT's take on news, issues, and events affecting vendors
• Incumbent contract win rates — A sample of historical data on the incumbent contractor's win rates for its INPUT-tracked government business
• Teaming partner histories — Data on past and present teaming partners, with information on contract awards and duration and number of repeat partnerships
• Access to analysts — Subscribers may contact VIP analysts regarding a particular competitor or opportunity
• Coverage — 40 publicly traded companies (40 more companies to be added soon)

"VIP is a direct response to our members who have expressed a strong interest in obtaining an in-depth perspective into the market position and business prospects of their competitors," said Kevin Plexico, senior vice president, Research and Analysis Services at INPUT. "This product leverages the wealth of information in INPUT's industry-leading government business opportunities database and helps answer crucial questions in competitive intelligence. Contractors will uncover information on their competitors and the market, which helps them align their capture strategies accordingly."  

Plexico is available for media inquiries.

INPUT's Vendor Intelligence Program is available online on http://vip.input.com/default.html?cmp=ICL-mrvenint080910.

About INPUT

INPUT is the authority on government business. Established in 1974, INPUT helps companies develop federal, state, and local government business and helps public sector organizations achieve their objectives. More than 2,000 member organizations, including small specialized companies, new entrants to the public sector, and the largest government contractors and agencies, rely on INPUT for the latest and most comprehensive procurement and market information, consulting, powerful sales management tools, and educational and networking events.  For more information about INPUT, visit www.INPUT.com or call 703-707-3500.

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