Federal Proposal Manager – Lead Writer

Praescient Analytics

. Own assigned federal RFP, RFQ, RFI, sources-sought, task-order, BPA, IDIQ, and GWAC responses from bid decision through submission and lessons learned .

Posted 10/3/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in federal proposal development, including managing responses from kickoff to submission, compliance, and quality control. Proficient in utilizing generative-AI tools for solicitation analysis and content improvement while maintaining strong writing and editing capabilities.

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Federal Proposal DevelopmentAPMP CertificationCompliance Matrix DevelopmentAdvanced Microsoft Word SkillsGenerative-AI Tools Experience

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Hard Skills

Proposal WritingCompliance CheckingContent DevelopmentTechnical WritingEditingRequirements AnalysisSchedulingQuality ControlData EngineeringSystems Integration

Soft Skills

Time ManagementCollaborationCommunicationProblem SolvingLeadership

Tools & Technologies

ChatGPTMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft TeamsOneDriveSharePointAdobe Acrobat

Certifications & Qualifications

APMP Certification

Industry Keywords

Federal AcquisitionSource-Selection PracticesDoD ProcurementsIntelligence CommunityNational-Security ProcurementsCivilian-Agency ProcurementsTask-Order ResponsesIDIQ BidsGWAC BidsProposal Graphics Concepts

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own assigned federal RFP, RFQ, RFI, sources-sought, task-order, BPA, IDIQ, and GWAC responses from bid decision through submission and lessons learned
Analyze solicitations and amendments, including Sections C, H, L, and M, evaluation criteria, statements of work, performance work statements, attachments, clauses, page limits, and submission instructions
Develop and control compliance matrices, requirements crosswalks, annotated outlines, writing plans, proposal schedules, content assignments, templates, review plans, data calls, and submission checklists
Lead proposal kickoffs, solutioning sessions, daily stand-ups, content recovery meetings, and Pink, Red, Gold, and final-production reviews using APMP/Shipley-aligned practices
Write and integrate technical, management, staffing, transition, quality, corporate-experience, past-performance, key-personnel, and executive-summary content
Interview executives, program managers, solution architects, technical SMEs, recruiters, contracts personnel, and partners to extract solution details, benefits, proof points, metrics, risks, and discriminators
Translate complex solutions involving data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, cloud, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, software development, systems integration, and mission support into evaluator-focused narratives
Coordinate and edit inputs from internal authors and teaming partners; identify missing, inconsistent, unsupported, generic, or noncompliant content; and drive corrective actions to closure
Serve as senior proposal editor through structural, substantive, compliance, style, and final-copy reviews
Provide independent editorial review across volumes for voice, readability, cross-volume consistency, requirement traceability, claim support, acronym use, tables, graphics concepts, and action captions
Implement a two-review protocol for major submissions
Use approved generative-AI tools for requirements extraction, compliance checking, outlining, drafting, rewriting, gap analysis, and quality control while independently validating output
Manage document configuration, version control, page allocation, production, final quality checks, authorization, and on-time electronic submission
Maintain reusable proposal content, approved past-performance references, resumes, capability matrices, templates, lessons learned, and source documentation in the content repository
Support capture-stage reviews, bid/no-bid assessments, response planning, and opportunity transitions when proposal workload permits

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least four (4) years of hands-on federal proposal development experience, including responsibility for managing complete responses and personally writing substantive technical and management content
Current Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) certification at the Foundation level or higher
Demonstrated experience owning federal proposals from kickoff through submission, including compliance, scheduling, writing, reviews, production, and final quality control
Strong knowledge of federal acquisition and source-selection practices and ability to interpret complex solicitation instructions and evaluation criteria
Exceptional writing and editing skills, including the ability to materially improve weak SME content rather than performing grammar-only proofreading
Experience building compliance matrices and annotated outlines and tracing final content directly to solicitation requirements
Ability to manage multiple concurrent deadlines, contributors, partners, and dependencies in a fully remote environment
Advanced, hands-on experience using ChatGPT or comparable enterprise generative-AI tools for solicitation analysis, requirements extraction, compliance mapping, annotated outlines, drafting, rewriting, gap analysis, editing, and quality control, with demonstrated methods for source grounding and output validation
Advanced Microsoft Word skills and strong working knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat
U.S. citizenship required due to federal customer and information-access requirements
Ability to successfully complete company-required employment verification and background screening
Preferred: experience with DoD, Intelligence Community, DHS, DOJ, or other national-security and civilian-agency procurements
Preferred: experience leading small-business prime proposals, subcontractor inputs, task-order responses, and major IDIQ or GWAC bids
Preferred: experience with oral presentations, demonstrations, proposal graphics concepts, staffing plans, and pricing-volume coordination
Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered
Active or recently held federal security clearance preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Very competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
Comprehensive, Company paid United Health Care Medical for you and your family (We pay your premiums and deductibles)
401(k) with company matching
Travel & performance incentives
3 weeks paid time off (plus Federal Holidays)
$5K annual training allowance
$500 book allowance
Tuition reimbursement program
Real opportunity for career growth
Constant collaboration with numerous teams to ensure client success
A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise
Workplace dedicated to supporting and bettering public safety and government agencies