Proposal Writer
Remote · Rockville, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Write to win: author clear, compliant, and compelling proposals (RFPs, RFQs) and generate RFI and Sources Sought responses demonstrating understanding of customers’ mission for federal agencies with primary focus on DHS. Collaborate with capture managers, BD pros, solution architects, and SMEs to weave win themes, discriminators, and evidence-backed stories. Craft pricing narratives, management approaches, technical solutions, past performance, and executive summaries that tell a persuasive story. Leverage GenAI tools to speed content creation while maintaining an authentic human touch. Build compliance matrices, run reviews, and enforce best practices across the proposal lifecycle. Stay current with FAR, DFARS, GSAR, HSAR, 508, CMMC, TAA, and related acronyms; track compliance across 508, CMMC, and more.
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor’s in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, or related field (or the equivalent in lived experience and great writing)
- 5+ years writing and coordinating federal proposals, with strong experience supporting DHS agencies (USCIS, CBP, FEMA, TSA, etc.) and managing multiple requirements against competing deadlines
- APMP Practitioner or higher (or Shipley-equivalent mastery)
- Experience contributing to pricing volumes – you get how cost realism, labor categories, and basis of estimate play out
- Developing proposal schedules and facilitating kick-off, partnership, strategy, and solutions sessions
- A track record of winning $25M+ opportunities preferably with DHS and other Law enforcement agencies
- Fluency in tools like GovWin, sam.gov, VisibleThread, Loopio, ProposalTech, Qvidian, or Privia
- Experience working alongside or inside AI tools – and knowing when to trust, edit, or rewrite that generated content
- A calm, collaborative energy – even when timelines are tight and stakes are high
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