Kaushik Consulting reviews.

What businesses say about working with us on government bids: proposals, pricing, compliance, capture and the honest advice in between. Every review comes from a client; names are withheld for confidentiality.

Featured review

What stands out about Kaushik Consulting is they tell you the truth, even when it costs them extra work. They've earned a client for life.

Managing DirectorDiversified Business Group
  • The compliance paperwork alone would have buried us. KC handled the forms, the certifications, the deadlines. We signed.

    Program DirectorPublic Health Agency
    • Public sector
    • Compliance & submission
  • Sharp on scoring rubrics. They priced to the evaluation criteria, not to our rate card, and it worked.

    Managing PartnerIT Services Firm
    • Technology
    • Pricing strategy
    • Proposal development
  • Their teardown of the incumbent was brutal and accurate. We went in with a plan instead of a prayer.

    CEOStaffing Company
    • Staffing
    • Competitive research
    • Bid strategy
  • KC translated our clinical data into a proposal that buyers actually read. Conversion on our pitches went up noticeably.

    VP Business DevelopmentHealthcare Services
    • Healthcare
    • Proposal development
  • Fast, structured, no fluff. Our healthcare staffing bid went from draft to submission-ready in under two weeks.

    FounderMedical Staffing Firm
    • Healthcare
    • Proposal development
  • Kaushik Consulting structured our Snowflake licensing offer so cleanly that procurement had almost no questions. That never happens.

    Sales DirectorData Platform Company
    • Technology
    • Pricing strategy
    • Proposal development
  • They built a cost model that let us defend our price line by line. Our close rate on competitive deals improved the same quarter.

    VP SalesSaaS Startup
    • Technology
    • Pricing strategy
  • KAI, their AI assistant work, is genuinely good. But it's the people behind it who made our rollout painless.

    CTOLogistics Tech Firm
    • Technology
    • KAI & digital
  • Clear pricing logic, clean proposals, honest advice on when not to bid. Rare combination.

    CEOIT Consulting Firm
    • Technology
    • Pricing strategy
    • Bid strategy
  • KC's market analysis was tighter than what we pay the big four for. Direct answers, no padding.

    CFORegional Bank
    • Finance & insurance
    • Competitive research
  • They ran our vendor selection process end to end. Saved us months and a lot of internal politics.

    Head of ProcurementInsurance Provider
    • Finance & insurance
    • Advisory
  • Pragmatic consultants. They told us what not to do, which saved us more than the engagement cost.

    Managing DirectorFinancial Services
    • Finance & insurance
    • Advisory
  • Kaushik Consulting mapped our supply chain and found cost leaks our own team had walked past for years.

    Plant HeadAuto Components Manufacturer
    • Manufacturing
    • Advisory
  • Their bid strategy got us into two government programs we didn't qualify for on paper. The preference-program leverage was smart work.

    DirectorIndustrial Equipment Firm
    • Manufacturing
    • Bid strategy
    • Preference programs
  • They helped us structure a proposal for a statewide education contract and coached our team through the evaluation prep. Professional throughout.

    DeanEducation Services Organization
    • Education
    • Proposal development
    • Orals & evaluation prep
  • KC built our entire compliance documentation from scratch. Structured, deadline-driven, zero surprises.

    Program ManagerEdTech Company
    • Education
    • Compliance & submission
  • Their feasibility work was honest. They told us the project didn't pencil out and explained exactly why. That kind of candor buys loyalty.

    Managing PartnerReal Estate Developer
    • Real estate & construction
    • Advisory
  • We use KC for every government tender now. Win rate speaks for itself.

    DirectorInfrastructure Firm
    • Real estate & construction
    • Bid strategy
  • Kaushik Consulting understood the regulatory landscape better than our in-house team. Proposals landed the first time.

    VPRenewable Energy Company
    • Energy & utilities
    • Proposal development
    • Compliance & submission
  • Clean submission package, well before deadline, every required form accounted for. That's the standard they hold.

    Contracts ManagerUtility Provider
    • Energy & utilities
    • Compliance & submission
  • They restructured our pricing model and our margins improved within a quarter. Simple work, done extremely well.

    FounderD2C Brand
    • Retail & e-commerce
    • Pricing strategy
  • KC's market entry analysis for our expansion was thorough and realistic. No inflated projections to please us.

    CEORetail Chain
    • Retail & e-commerce
    • Competitive research
  • Bid strategy, pricing, compliance. One team handled all three and nothing fell between chairs.

    COOFreight Company
    • Logistics
    • Bid strategy
    • Pricing strategy
    • Compliance & submission
  • Their rate card benchmarking showed us exactly where we were leaving money on the table.

    Managing Director3PL Provider
    • Logistics
    • Pricing strategy
  • KC ran a competitive assessment that changed how we price government contracts entirely.

    Head of Public SectorTelecom Operator
    • Telecom
    • Competitive research
    • Pricing strategy
  • Sharp strategic thinking and even sharper execution. The proposal materials they built looked like we spent three times what we did.

    CEOMarketing Agency
    • Media & marketing
    • Proposal development
  • Kaushik Consulting helped us navigate a complex RFP with patience and structure. We won the contract on our first attempt.

    GMHospitality Group
    • Hospitality & travel
    • Proposal development
  • Precise, deadline-obsessed, and thorough. They treat compliance like a competitive weapon, and it shows.

    PartnerCompliance Advisory Firm
    • Legal & compliance
    • Compliance & submission
  • They understood subsidy programs and grant structures we didn't even know existed. Real value-add.

    DirectorAgro Processing Company
    • Agriculture & food
    • Competitive research
  • KC handled our vendor documentation and bid submission with zero errors. In our industry, that's everything.

    Head of SourcingPharma Distributor
    • Pharma & life sciences
    • Compliance & submission
  • As a young company, we couldn't afford a full BD team. Kaushik Consulting became our BD team and got us our first government contract.

    FounderTech Startup
    • Startups
    • Capture & business development
  • They scaled their involvement to our budget and still over-delivered. We'll be back for the next round.

    CEOEarly-Stage SaaS Company
    • Startups
    • Advisory
  • What stands out about Kaushik Consulting is they tell you the truth, even when it costs them extra work. They've earned a client for life.

    Managing DirectorDiversified Business Group
    • Cross-industry
    • Advisory

Client stories · anonymised

The work behind the reviews.

A selection of recent engagements, described by buyer and client type only. Client names, contract numbers and other identifying details are withheld.

SLED · State

Technical proposal for a statewide health-insurance marketplace RFP

Buyer
State health benefit exchange
Client
IT consulting firm

The client needed a full technical volume for a state exchange solicitation with a tight response window and a long list of mandatory requirements.

  • Compliance matrix built from the solicitation before drafting
  • Complete technical volume written to the evaluation criteria
  • Formatting and attachments checked against the submission instructions

SLED · State

Data platform licensing renewal and cloud infrastructure requests for offer

Buyer
State retirement system
Client
Technology consulting firm

Two related requests for offer from a state retirement system: a data-platform subscription renewal and a cloud infrastructure procurement.

  • Response drafting for both requests for offer
  • Licensing offer structured so procurement could evaluate it quickly
  • Pricing support aligned to the buyer's evaluation approach

SLED · State

IT service management request for offer

Buyer
State justice department
Client
IT consulting firm

A state justice department sought IT service management support through a request for offer with strict format rules.

  • Requirements analysis and compliance tracking
  • Technical response drafting
  • Final quality and compliance review before submission

SLED · Local

Translation and interpretation services RFP

Buyer
County government
Client
Language and technology services provider

A county issued an RFP for translation and interpretation services across its departments.

  • Opportunity qualification and bid/no-bid review
  • Response drafting to the county's evaluation criteria
  • Pricing and submission support

SLED · State

Systems interoperability work order

Buyer
State social services department
Client
Technology services firm

A state social services department released a work order for interoperability services under an existing vehicle.

  • Work order analysis and response planning
  • Technical approach drafting
  • Submission package preparation

SLED · Local and cooperative

Fee schedules and pricing models

Buyer
City government and a cooperative
Client
Workforce services firms

Two clients needed defensible pricing: one for a city's temporary services solicitation and one for a cooperative purchasing RFP.

  • Fee schedules built from public award data
  • Pricing models tested against each scoring formula
  • Price narratives explaining the rates in plain language

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