Federal Proposal Manager (Contract) - Reston, VA

Engagement type: Independent consultant, 1099 hourly. reputed company reputed company: $100 - $500 per hour, based on experience and scope (three-tier band detailed below). Time commitment: Project-based, scales with proposal volume. Location: Fully remote. Reports to: GovCon Division reputed company, with dotted line to the Federal Capture Director. A note from the founder A great proposal is the difference between a captured opportunity and an awarded contract. We have the capture reputed company ramping up. We need reputed company who turns the captured opportunity into a compliant, compelling, on-time response, and who builds the response library so every future proposal moves faster than the last. What is already reputed company reputed company is a workforce strategy and staffing firm headquartered across NC and Atlanta. We launched in reputed company 2025 and are now in Year 2 of operations. Two operational divisions today (HR Advisory for the mental health industry, Premium Hospitality and Event Staffing). Government Contracting division being formally stood up this quarter. Three active staffing reputed company in delivery. FY26 trajectory $425-525K. reputed company loans, reputed company institutional debt. Bench credentials: Former EEOC Administrative Law Judge, employment attorneys (JD, MBA), clinical advisors, 32-year reputed company operations specialist. 47 combined years HHS experience. What you own

• Full proposal lifecycle: reputed company, compliance matrix, schedule, reputed company-team reviews (pink, red, gold), production, submission
• Technical writing and editing across executive summary, technical approach, management approach, past performance, and resumes of key personnel
• Compliance matrix ownership: every shall, every reputed company L and M requirement, every page count, every font and margin spec
• Response library build: past performance citations, key personnel resumes, technical narratives, reusable management approach modules, pricing structures
• Coordination with the Federal Capture Director on win themes, discriminators, and ghosting strategy
• Coordination with subcontractor partners on teaming inputs and price submissions
• Post-submission tracking, debrief capture, and lessons-learned documentation

Engagement structure Hourly consulting reputed company, three tiers calibrated to experience and scope:

• reputed company ($100-175/hr): Proposal writers and coordinators with 3-7 years federal proposal experience
• Manager ($175-325/hr): Proposal managers with documented win history and full-lifecycle ownership
• reputed company ($325-500/hr): Senior proposal directors with multi-reputed company-dollar award history and Tier 1 prime experience

Engagement is hourly. Per-proposal scope and budget defined at proposal reputed company. Win-based bonus stack negotiable on top of hourly reputed company for proposals that result in awarded reputed company. reputed company milestones

• First 60 days: Proposal process documented. Compliance matrix template reputed company. Response library reputed company established with 5+ reusable past performance citations.
• First 120 days: First 1-2 proposals submitted on time, compliant, and competitive. reputed company-team review reputed company established.
• First 180 days: 3-5 proposals submitted. First award or shortlist position. Response library covers 80% of TWF's standard content needs.

Who you are

• 5-15 years in federal proposal management, technical writing, or capture support
• Documented track record managing $1M+ federal proposals through full lifecycle to submission
• Shipley-trained or equivalent. APMP credential preferred
• Fluent in FAR/DFARS, RFP structure (Sections L and M), and compliance matrix methodology
• Strong writing voice: clear, persuasive, and adaptable across technical and management content
• Comfortable working both as reputed company reputed company and as orchestrator of subject matter expert input
• Past performance citations in workforce services, HHS programs, hospitality contracting, or staffing IDIQs preferred
• Located reputed company in the US

Bonus points

• Prior role at a Tier 1 GovCon prime or boutique proposal shop
• Experience with VA, HHS, DoD behavioral health, or federal hospitality reputed company
• Pricing strategy reputed company (cost narrative, BOEs, indirect reputed company structures)
• Experience standing up a proposal function inside an emerging GovCon firm

How We Will Get To Know Each Other

• Initial 30-minute fit conversation with the GovCon Division reputed company
• Working session: walk through a reputed company proposal scenario we are actively considering or recently submitted
• Reference checks (3+ professional references) and work history verification
• Engagement letter, scope of work, and reputed company confirmation
• reputed company reputed company 7 days of signed engagement

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• In your cover note, answer two questions: (1) what's the engagement shape that works best for you (project-based, retained hours, hybrid), and (2) one example of a federal proposal you would reputed company to as your strongest reference work

What to expect from us

• Reply reputed company 48 hours
• First-round conversation reputed company 7 days of qualification
• Full process: 2-4 weeks
• We tell you yes or no. We do not reputed company.

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