The Success rate for winning an SBIR proposal is somewhere between 10% & 20% for the Phase I effort.  Success rates for Phase II efforts are higher, as might be expected since these are normally continuation of efforts started in Phase I, but normally you need to win a Phase I contract before you can win a Phase II.  Some consultants brag about their success rates of winning proposals but in reality, the only thing that proposal writing can do is get your proposal to the "short list" to be considered for funding.  The funding will depend on other factors related to the technical merit, the innovation and the perceived need from the reviewing agency in the government.  So it is imperative if you have a good technical idea that you make it to the "short list".  Good proposal writing will help this.  

In the proposal process Mandar can help guide R&D planning and then help develop the full proposal and presentation.  Most contractors don't know what and how much R&D could be done for a given amount of funding, what is acceptable, what should be included, what does not look good in a proposal, how much funding to ask for what work among other subtleties.  The wording, the tone and language as well as the sequencing of material in the proposal is all critical to be able to impress on the reviewers for a successful proposal.  Mandar has demonstrated a unique skill in doing this in order to enhance the probability of the proposal being read, quickly understood and thus increasing the probability of being selected for funding.

We here at VanDyne SuperTurbo Inc. highly recommend the expert services of Mandar Sunthankar to any company seeking government funding.  He was instrumental in teaching our start-up company the intricate details that are necessary for government grant submission.  His expertise resulted in our selection for funding from the DOE, NSF and U.S. Army.  Without Mandar’s experience and assistance, we would have struggled to present our business and technological opportunity in the best possible way.

Regards,

Thomas Waldron

VP Operations

 

Mandar Sunthankar was recommended to us over 18 months ago in reference to his proposal development and writing services.  He assisted us at Tusaar, Inc., in planning and writing a SBIR Phase I proposal each for National Science Foundation (NSF) and Dept. Of Energy (DOE), and both the proposals were awarded on our first attempt.  He seems to understand the philosophies and interests of each federal agency well, and helped us focus each proposal and its content accordingly.  From time to time, he also guided us through subsequent award negotiation process.  We plan to continue to use Mandar’s expertise, and would highly recommend him for his proposal assistance.

Regards,

Gautam Khanna

CEO

Tusaar, Inc.

 

Our Company Keeton Industries, Inc, highly recommends the expert services of Mandar Sunthankar to any company seeking government funding.  He was instrumental in teaching our technical staff the intricate details that are necessary for government grant submission.  His expertise resulted in our companies selection for outstanding grant proposal for cold water ammonia remediation technology with EPA.   Without Mandar’s experience and assistance, we would have struggled to present our business and technological process in the best possible way.

Again we thank him for his guidance and expertise in getting through the multitudes of problems associated with grant writing.

 Best Regards

 Jim A. Keeton

President

Keeton Industries, Inc

 

Mandar Sunthankar assisted us in scoping out and writing innovative proposals on a variety of technical topics.  He brought to the discussions his experience and expertise to flesh out our ideas in a manner suitable for multi-million dollar proposals.  Mandar traveled to our site, worked long/odd hours to finish the proposals, formatted and edited the content as per RFP/FOA requirements. We had a high success rate with our large, multi-party submissions. Based on such success and Mandar's positive energy and work ethic, we plan to continue our engagement with him.

Regards!

Nag Patibandla, Ph.D.

Director R&D

A West Coast Fortune 500 Company

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