Sample Deliverables

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Three flagship deliverables, anonymized and detailed enough that you can decide if the work product is calibrated to your decision.

Every Aptos Strategy Group, Inc. engagement produces documented work product. Frameworks a CEO can use the same day. Models a board can scrutinize. Plans a buyer can underwrite. The examples below are illustrative — numbers and identities are anonymized — but the structure, depth, and tone reflect actual work the firm delivers.

Deliverable 01

Competitive Insight Report.

A focused, AI-assisted competitive read on a specific pursuit, target, or market. Typical delivery: 48 to 72 hours.

Illustrative · Sample Aptos Strategy Group · Competitive Insight Report

Cyber Cloud Modernization Recompete — Competitive Read

Target: [REDACTED Defense Prime, $1.4B Federal Revenue]  ·  Pursuit: [REDACTED] Cyber Cloud Modernization Recompete
Anchor Vehicle: [REDACTED IDIQ]  ·  Customer: [REDACTED DoD Component]  ·  POP: 5 years  ·  RFP Target: Q2 2026

The incumbent's win position has eroded from 72% to 47% on three measurable signals.

Customer satisfaction signal, key-personnel turnover, and recent pricing posture suggest the recompete is contestable. A challenger with credible past performance and a price-disciplined teaming structure can close the PWin gap. Aggressive teaming is required — going alone is not viable on a 5-year, multi-hundred-million dollar opportunity.

Incumbent PWin Baseline
47% Eroded from a baseline of 72% at prior award. Three drivers: key-personnel attrition, two CPARS markings below "Very Good," and a public protest loss on an adjacent program in March 2025.
Buyer Signals
Customer published a Sources Sought in Q4 2025 emphasizing "agile delivery cadence" and "workforce continuity post-transition" — neither were incumbent strengths. CO recently rotated; new CO came from a small-business advocacy role at the agency.
Teaming Landscape
4 viable primes identified, 2 with OCI risk from current adjacent contracts. Likely sub partners include [REDACTED A] (mission depth) and [REDACTED B] (cleared workforce). Two firms are likely to team with the incumbent.
Price-to-Win Band
$178–212M over the 5-year POP. Lower bound reflects a small business prime play; upper bound reflects a Tier-2 prime with mission depth premium. Anything above $220M is uncompetitive on this customer.
Recompete Risk
Customer relationship risk: moderate. The previous program manager retains influence at the agency but has limited authority on this acquisition. Documented complaints in two FOIA-accessible CPARS narratives.

Bid with a strategic teaming play. Lead with [REDACTED B] as a sub.

The opportunity is contestable. A challenger with credible cyber past performance and a teaming structure that addresses workforce continuity post-transition has a real path to win at a price band in the $185–195M range. Action items: (1) initiate teaming conversations with [REDACTED A] and [REDACTED B] in the next 30 days, (2) build a customer engagement plan targeting the new CO and three influencers, (3) commission a price-to-win refinement once teaming posture firms up.

Deliverable 02

Growth Diagnostic.

A 30-day structured baseline of pipeline, capture, talent, and enterprise-value posture. Delivered as a scored diagnostic with prioritized action plan.

Illustrative · Sample Aptos Strategy Group · Growth Diagnostic

Q3 Growth Baseline — Operating Readiness Diagnostic

Client: [REDACTED]  ·  Size: $78M revenue, 320 FTEs  ·  Profile: Founder-led, federal-focused, PE conversation in 12–18 months
Diagnostic period: 30 days  ·  Scope: Pipeline · Capture · Talent · Enterprise Value

Composite Score
59 / 100
Mixed signals. The firm has strong talent depth and an honest pipeline, but capture maturity and exit-readiness require dedicated work before a value event.
Pipeline Health 64/100
  • Pipeline value $340M, but 62% concentrated in 3 customers
  • Recompete exposure of $42M in next 18 months
  • Pipeline aging skew — 38% of value >18 months stale
Capture Maturity 52/100
  • No documented capture plan template in use
  • Call plan execution inconsistent across BD team
  • Color reviews informal — not run on last 4 priority pursuits
Talent & Bench 71/100
  • Strong technical bench; 84% retention 24-month rolling
  • Capture and proposal leadership thin — 1 senior, 1 mid
  • Founder is single point of failure on 3 customer relationships
Enterprise Value Readiness 48/100
  • Data room maturity low — no operating documentation discipline
  • Growth narrative undocumented; founder carries the story
  • Concentration risk would materially compress multiple at exit

Three workstreams. 6 to 12 months to materially improve composite score.

  • Workstream 1 (0–90 days): Stand up a documented capture cadence. Pink/Red/Gold reviews on next 3 priority pursuits. Bring in fractional capture leadership while a permanent VP Capture search runs.
  • Workstream 2 (90–180 days): Customer concentration mitigation. Identify and pursue 2 new agency footprints to reduce 3-customer concentration from 62% toward 45%.
  • Workstream 3 (180–365 days): Exit readiness foundation. Operating documentation, growth narrative, and founder-redundancy work on the 3 single-point-of-failure customer relationships.
Deliverable 03

Capture Plan.

A senior capture manager's working document on a priority pursuit. Customer access, teaming, win themes, and PWin levers in one place.

Illustrative · Sample Aptos Strategy Group · Capture Plan

Cyber Modernization Pursuit — Capture Plan

Pursuit: [REDACTED] Cyber Modernization  ·  Customer: [REDACTED DoD Component]
Value: $180–220M / 5-year POP  ·  RFP Target: Q2 2026  ·  Award Target: Q4 2026

Baseline PWin 31%
Target PWin 62%
Levers Customer access · Teaming · Win themes · Pricing posture

12 of 24 planned customer engagements complete. 6 stakeholders identified, 4 met.

  • Customer (program decision authority): 2 in-person meetings, 3 white-paper touchpoints. Sentiment: neutral-positive.
  • End user (Mission Operations Director): 1 working session. Strong alignment on continuity-of-operations themes.
  • Influencer (former CIO, now industry): 2 meetings. Confirmed direction-of-travel hypotheses on agile delivery cadence.
  • Pending engagements: Contracting Officer (new in seat), Deputy Program Manager, Acquisition Strategy Lead.

Prime with two committed subs. One additional partner under evaluation.

  • [REDACTED A] (sub): Mission depth. Cleared workforce in region. Term sheet signed.
  • [REDACTED B] (sub): Niche cyber capability the customer specifically requested. Letter of intent in place.
  • [REDACTED C] (under evaluation): Adds proposal scale and past performance. Decision by end of month based on OCI review.
  • Continuity of operations: Cleared workforce ready Day One — answers the customer's stated "workforce continuity post-transition" concern.
  • Agile delivery cadence: Documented two-week release rhythm on three current contracts. Direct match to customer's published evaluation language.
  • Mission depth: Combined team mission years exceed incumbent. Specifically counters the incumbent's most-cited differentiator.
  • Risk-adjusted pricing: Documented price discipline at three reference contracts. Pre-empts the "lowest price wins" risk narrative.
  • Pink Team: Q1 2026 — narrative test, win theme review, compliance review
  • Red Team: Q1 2026 — full draft scrubbed against the SEB lens
  • Gold Team: Q2 2026 — final readiness, no-go decision tree confirmed
  • Orals coaching: Q3 2026 — mock panels, script, executive coaching
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