Welcome to T & C Trust
Before You Submit, Give Your Response a Fresh Set of Eyes
You may have found your way here through an article, a link shared by someone you know, or a Google search. However you arrived, welcome. I’m glad you’re here.
If your company is preparing a bid, this site offers a thorough, independent proposal review for government contracts, so you can check your response before you submit it.
You and your team have put work into that packet. An experienced outside perspective can help you see whether it addresses what the government requested—and bring attention to overlooked requirements, unclear responses, or potential risks.
Take a look around, learn about the review, and see whether this would be useful to your company.
Your Packet. The Requirements. An Independent Review.
This proposal review for government contracts covers a specific federal, state, or local opportunity, whether your company is responding as a prime contractor or a subcontractor.
You provide the current solicitation, relevant amendments and attachments, and the response materials you want reviewed. I compare the requirements with what your packet actually says and supports.
- What is missing? Required sections, attachments, supporting information, or responses to stated requirements.
- What needs clarification? Vague wording, inconsistencies, unsupported claims, or assumptions the solicitation does not support.
- What could create problems later? Scope, staffing, reporting, transition, contractual obligations, or performance risks reflected in the materials.
The purpose is to help your team see its response more clearly before it goes out the door.
Written Findings Your Team Can Use
Your Independent RFP/RFQ Response Review identifies the materials examined and gives you a structured set of findings:
- Where your response aligns with the requirements.
- Omissions, inconsistencies, and areas needing attention.
- Potential contract or performance risks.
- Questions your company should resolve before submission.
- The most important observations and priorities.
The findings are tied to the materials you submit. Your company decides how to address them and remains responsible for its response and business decisions.
A Straightforward Process
- Submit the intake form. Identify the opportunity, deadline, available materials, and concerns. No payment is collected at intake.
- Complete the questionnaire and provide your packet. If the request fits the service, you receive written document-submission instructions. Missing information is requested before the scope is confirmed.
- Receive and pay the invoice. The invoice is issued after sufficient information and documents are received to confirm scope and fit.
- Receive your written review. The report is normally delivered within two business days after payment and receipt of all required materials. If additional time is needed, you will be notified promptly.
No introductory or advisory meeting is required. Reasonable factual clarification questions about the report may be handled by email.
Experience Behind the Review
I’m Thomas Rooney, a retired senior executive with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and founder of T & C Trust, LLC, a veteran-owned small business.
My background includes more than four decades in federal service, with over twenty-five years in VA technology and operations. As Deputy Director of the VA Enterprise Command Center, I worked in an environment where coordination, documentation, accountability, and performance mattered every day.
That operational experience informs the questions I bring to your packet: Are the requirements addressed? Are the claims supported? What might create difficulty when performance begins?
Clear Scope, Clear Expectations
The standard service covers a standard document package and a written Independent RFP/RFQ Response Review. Unusually large or complex packages may require a separately agreed scope and fee before work begins.
The review identifies issues for your company to address. It does not rewrite your proposal, provide a bid/no-bid decision, predict an award, guarantee performance, or replace legal, accounting, or cybersecurity advice.
Additional document review, new analysis, and broader advisory work require a separate agreement.
Government Contracting Resources
Looking for background on government contracting? The Before You Bid guide and T & C Trust articles offer practical perspectives on the environment, expectations, and performance responsibilities.
When your company has a response packet ready for an outside review, start with the intake request.
Let’s Take a Fresh Look at Your Response
Tell me about your opportunity and the packet you want reviewed. I screen each intake for service fit and timing before I request documents or payment.
Questions? Email admin@tandctrust.com.