SAME SB Council Webinar: Understanding the OASIS+ Suite of Governmentwide Multiple-Award Contracts

Ajia Allen is a certified proposal and Agile project manager with a strong track record in contract acquisition and proposal
development. With expertise spanning IT, government, and healthcare, she brings strategic insight and execution to high-value
procurements. She has led FAR-based pursuits—including IDIQs, GWACs, and BPAs—as well as research and development
opportunities such as OTAs, CSOs, SBIR, and STTR.

Ajia holds an MBA, MA, PMP, and CF APMP, reflecting her commitment to professional excellence. Throughout her career, Ajia has managed, written, and edited complex proposals, winning 250+ competitive bids totaling over $600 million in awards. She has also directed multi-million-dollar program initiatives for national executive alliances, social impact organizations, and digital product launches across startups, nonprofits, and trade associations. Skilled in Agile methodologies and Design Thinking, she has helped teams adopt best practices to enhance collaboration and efficiency.

Eric Spillman is a Senior Proposal Manager and Proposal Writer with 30 years of federal government, private industry, and consulting experience. Eric’s technical background and experience have been focused on the A/E/C market for environment/sustainability, energy, facilities, and infrastructure/asset management. Throughout his career he has undertaken many roles, including leading start-up and growth of new offices, managing large client delivery teams, and performing the functions of business development, capture, and proposal management. As a consultant for the past 11 years, he has helped small businesses in many socioeconomic categories grow their businesses with strategic business development, marketing and branding, and proposal management and writing. Eric received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and is a current member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). He has used this engineering background to author diverse documents including high level DoD-wide policy and guidance documents, Marine Corps internal environmental assessment procedures and assessor compliance
checklists. He has also proposed regulatory language on topics such as PCBs, Otto Fuel, and military munitions and unexploded
ordnance.

Lori Revely is Cavalry Consulting’s Managing Partner/CEO and leads Cavalry with her core values of integrity, quality, and transparency as the foundation of the business. With over 22 years of business management experience Lori oversees operations, business development, and staff management. Her passion lies in growing the Cavalry team and educating the A/E/C industry about the firm to help businesses win work. She travels extensively, building relationships with government agencies, clients, and delivering capabilities briefings. This combination is quite valuable – she knows and speaks to the government officials and hears what they want to see and read in proposals and marketing materials. Lori has a wide range of certifications in her arsenal. She is an expert in many federal contracting specialties, bona-fide office expansions, and registration processes for set-asides.

Lori’s background and experience working directly with Contracting Officers and Source Selection Personnel help her lead a company that is a perfect fit for high-performing small businesses in the government sector. She found that many high performers focus intensely on performing their contracts well and overlook the need for marketing. She understands the outstanding work that they are doing and continues to build an amazing team that can effectively tell their stories through proposal writing and marketing content in a way that resonates with their audience.

Lori is a LEAN-Certified Trainer, holds certifications in USACE QC and OSHA-30, and has received multiple construction safety awards. She often presents on IGE at Industry Days, luncheons, and conferences. Currently, she is serving SAME as the Small Business COI Committee Chair for Conferences. Past roles include Post President for the Mt Tacoma Post, Centennial Chair, and SBPLO for the Seattle Post.