Over 45 Years of Federal Contracting Excellence
Solutions
Expert analysis, guidance, and input to ensure that customers produce the best possible proposal
Strategies
Winning proposal strategies for both Small and Large Business customers
Connections
Well known contracting expert with valued experience with NAVSEA (Including Headquarters and all Warfare Center), NAVAIR, and USMC contracting offices
Welcome to The Rainwater Group
Charles (Sam) Rainwater is a Consultant, former Contracts Manager and former Deputy Chief of the Contracting Office at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division with over 45 years of Federal Government experience specializing in every aspect of the contracting process with specific emphasis in source selection, negotiation, and contract audit compliance. Prior to retiring from the Federal Government, he established a contracting office at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division where none previously existed and transforming that office into one of the Navy’s finest. That contracting office has grown from three individuals in 2009 to 63 contracting professionals at present and now obligates in excess of $800M per fiscal year. He has experience developing, training, and managing personnel to achieve performance objectives. Mr. Rainwater has experience developing, training, and managing personnel to achieve performance objectives and is an experienced leader with a proven track record of achieving customer satisfaction.
Services Offered
- Expert support/guidance regarding bid decision analysis, proposal preparation, winning pricing strategy, cost narrative review/input, and solicitation analysis.
- Professional review/analysis of Government requirements
- Comprehensive review/analysis of customer technical and cost proposals for completeness, relevance, and strategy
- Provide pricing strategy input to maximize customer prospects for contract award
- Expert analysis of Government Debrief documents of unsuccessful offers.
- Review/analysis of Government Debrief documents to ensure that customer proposals were evaluated in accordance with RFP requirements
- Provide analysis/input into customer decisions regarding protests/venues
- Experienced professional trainer program managers and project managers on various topics (Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System, Understanding Government Contracts, Customer Communication, Contract Data Requirements List, etc.)
- Provide professional training courses in all facets of Government contracting
- Produce training presentations and course materials
- Provide Government contract audit support in preparation, execution, and response to findings.
- Expert review/analysis of Government contracting functions
- File review
- Process analysis and suggested process improvements
- Professional narrative responses to audit findings
- Provide corrective actions and tracking thereof
- Expert review/analysis of Government contracting functions
- Seaport-e expert with over 14 years of experience with the system.
- Currently maintains a Top Secret security clearance.
DAWIA Level III certified.
Top Secret Security Clearance
Member of Navy Acquisition Professional Community
Member of the Defense Acquisition Corps
Fully Trained Facilitator
Upcoming Events
Contracting Workshop
Sam Rainwater will be presenting a contracting workshop at the Ventura Defense Industry Forum in April.