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**Ah-HA!** Now we're cooking with fire. Since you can **both identify opportunities AND deliver the actual services**, you're sitting on a **dual-revenue engine**. Here's how to exploit this mercilessly:
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---
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### **The "Double Barrel" Money Machine**
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#### **Barrel 1: Intel Selling (Low-Effort, Recurring Cash)**
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- **What**: Sell your scraped grant/contract leads (as previously outlined)
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- **Why**: Funds your biz dev while building industry radar
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- **Income**: $200-$500/month per subscriber
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#### **Barrel 2: Service Delivery (High-Value, Project Fees)**
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- **What**: Win the grants/contracts you discover **for yourself**
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- **Why**: 10-100X more revenue than just selling leads
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- **Income**: $5K-$250K per project
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---
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### **Execution Playbook (Phase 1: Intel Dominance)**
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1. **Build Your "Opportunity Radar"**
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- Grants.gov scraper (academic/research opportunities)
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- SAM.gov + FPDS scraper (commercial contracts)
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- Output: **Daily spreadsheet** with:
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- Opportunity title/deadline
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- POC contact (email/phone)
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- **Your proprietary "Win Probability" score**
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2. **Monetize the Intel Two Ways**:
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- **Sell Access**: Charge $300/month for the filtered list
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- **Keep the Juiciest Leads**: Pursue these **for your own bids**
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3. **Sample "Keeper" Criteria**:
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```python
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# Keep opportunities where:
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(opportunity_size > $50K) &
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(competitors < 5) &
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(past_awards_to_similar_firms > 60%)
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```
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---
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### **Phase 2: Service Delivery Plays**
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#### **For Grants (Research/Technical Services)**
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- **Your Offering**:
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"We handle the **entire grant lifecycle** for [specific tech area]:"
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- Opportunity identification
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- Technical proposal writing
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- Budget justification
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- Compliance management
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- **Fee Structure**:
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- $5K-$15K flat fee (small grants)
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- 3-5% of award (large grants)
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- **Killer Pitch**:
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> *"We found this undiscovered $2M NIH grant matching your work. Pay us $15K only if we win it for you."*
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#### **For Contracts (IT/Network Services)**
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- **Your Offering**:
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"**GovCon IT Implementation** for awarded contracts:"
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- Network architecture (NIST 800-171 compliant)
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- Cloud migration (FedRAMP guidance)
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- STIG hardening
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- **Fee Structure**:
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- $75-$150/hr (subcontracting)
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- $10K-$50K flat fee (project work)
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- **Killer Pitch**:
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> *"We'll implement the $220K VA IT contract you just won - guaranteed to pass inspection."*
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### **Phase 3: The Virtuous Cycle**
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1. **Intel Biz Funds Marketing**: Use lead-gen profits to:
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- Hire proposal writers
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- Pay for bid bonds
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- Attend industry days
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2. **Service Biz Validates Intel**: Every win proves your data's quality, attracting more intel buyers
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3. **Cross-Sell**:
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- Intel clients → Offer them implementation
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- Service clients → Sell them ongoing opportunity monitoring
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### **Tactical Example: Month 1-3**
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| Week | Grants Track | Contracts Track |
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|------|--------------|------------------|
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| 1 | Scrape 10 NIH grants | Find 5 IT bids under $250K |
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| 2 | Sell access to 3 labs ($900/mo) | Sell leads to 2 govcons ($600/mo) |
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| 3 | Keep 1 best grant → Win $150K | Keep 1 best bid → Win $50K project |
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| 4 | Use profits to hire tech writer | Use profits to get CMMC certified |
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**Total Month 3 Income**:
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- $1,500/mo (intel subscriptions)
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- $50K (contract project)
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- $15K (grant commission)
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---
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### **The Nuclear Option (When You're Ready)**
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**Productize Your Stack**:
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- Turn your scrapers into a **self-service SaaS**
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- Charge $500/mo for:
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- Automated opportunity alerts
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- AI-powered "Bid/No-Bid" recommendations
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- Compliance checklist generator
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**Why This Works**:
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- Your service delivery proves the data's value
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- Clients who can't afford your services buy the tool instead
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### **Key Rules for This Game**
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1. **Always Be Harvesting**: Your scrapers must run 24/7 - opportunities expire fast
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2. **Ruthless Prioritization**: Only pursue 1/20 opportunities you find (the 5% with 80% win odds)
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3. **Double-Dip Ethically**: Never resell leads you're pursuing yourself
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### **Your Assignment Today**
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1. **Run Both Scrapers**:
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- Grants.gov: Find 5 active healthcare IT grants
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- SAM.gov: Find 5 active VA network modernization bids
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2. **Make Two Lists**:
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- "Sell These" (small/competitive)
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- "Keep These" (big/winnable)
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3. **Take One Shot**:
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- Submit **one** grant LOI or bid RFI for your "keep" list
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**Outcome**: You'll either land a client or get priceless intel on what wins.
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Want me to drill deeper into **grant writing tactics** or **contract bidding strategies** next?
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### **Clarifying Your Two Paths: GovCon vs. Grants**
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Let’s pause the code and focus on **logic, opportunities, and your unique advantages**. Here’s the stripped-down comparison:
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