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    {"title" :"Challenge and Competition Service Providers","summary" : "I’m sure many of you have heard the expression “there’s an app for that.” Well, now you can say “there’s a schedule for that” as you plan challenge and prize competitions with your colleagues. In 2010, GSA was asked to build Challenge.gov and set up a schedule (a list","date" : "2014-03-28T10:00:20-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"ktrebon" : "Karen Trebon"},"topics" : {
        
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Many of them have experience with communication strategy, allowing you to reach a large and varied audience or a specialized community. As this image suggests, Schedule 541 4G solution providers can also help you define and figure out how to solve your agency’s problem.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/sinDetails.do?scheduleNumber=541\u0026amp;specialItemNumber=541+4G\u0026amp;executeQuery=YES\" title=\"link to GSA Schedule 541 4G for Challenge and Competition Services\"\u003eGovernment pricing from each vendor\u003c/a\u003e is available on GSA.gov. We’ve compiled a list of links below that will take you to work samples and client lists. Check out what they can do, and who they’ve done it for:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to Alexander and Tom's website\" href=\"http://www.alextom.com/clients\"\u003eAlexander and Tom\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"link to Capital Consulting Corporation website\" href=\"http://www.capconcorp.com/\"\u003eCapital Consulting Corporation\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"link to ChallengePost.com\" href=\"http://challengepost.com/index\"\u003eChallengePost\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"link to Context Partner's website\" href=\"http://contextpartners.com/#what-were-good-at\"\u003eContext Partners\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to Health 2.0's website\" href=\"http://www.health2con.com/devchallenge/challenges/\"\u003eHealth 2.0\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to InnoCentive's website\" href=\"https://www.innocentive.com/innovation-solutions/government-innovation\"\u003eInnoCentive\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"link to Luminary Lab's website\" href=\"http://www.luminary-labs.com/what-we-do/\"\u003eLuminary Labs\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to MetroStar's website\" href=\"http://www.metrostarsystems.com/our-work\"\u003eMetroStar Systems\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to Phase One Consulting Group's website\" href=\"http://www.phaseonecg.com/sites/default/files/POCG_WORKSv4_Screen_FINAL.pdf\"\u003ePhase One Consulting Group\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to Qorvis Communications' website\" href=\"http://www.qorvis.com/clients\"\u003eQorvis Communications\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to Rock Creek Strategic Marketing's website\" href=\"http://www.rockcreeksm.com/work\"\u003eRock Creek Strategic Marketing \u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to Sensis Agency's website\" href=\"http://www.sensisagency.com/our-work.html\"\u003eSensis Agency\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to The Sutter Group's website\" href=\"http://www.sutter-group.com/work/\"\u003eThe Sutter Group\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"Link to TopCoder's website\" href=\"http://www.topcoder.com/case-studies/\"\u003eTopCoder\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"link to Vanguard Communications case study\" href=\"http://www.vancomm.com/results/case-studies/education/redefining-policy-priorities-for-high-school-reform-for-all-students/\"\u003eVanguard Communications\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ca title=\"link to Winning Strategies Public Relations' website\" href=\"http://www.wsits.com/en/Our%20Work.aspx?industry=%7BF8FF037A-D9AD-44A3-ADB4-CA4A0F4A6048\"\u003eWinning Strategies Public Relations\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  There are a number of other crowdsourcing competition platforms that are not on the GSA schedule and you will find that agencies have hired those companies, too. We do not endorse any particular company, process or platform and all contracting schedule questions should be directed to \u003ca title=\"Link to FAS phone number and email address\" href=\"http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/ElibMain/sinDetails.do?scheduleNumber=541\u0026specialItemNumber=541+4G\u0026executeQuery=YES\"\u003eGSA\u0026#8217;s Federal Acquisition Service\u003c/a\u003e.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n  The federal challenge and prize community of practice is a great place to meet other agency staff who have run competitions and to exchange information. Email challenges@listserv.gsa.gov with your questions. If you want to subscribe, put \u0026#8220;subscribe\u0026#8221; in the subject line of the email.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e"}
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