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Proposal Manager leading compliant federal government proposals for Phoenix Data Corporation. Coordinating SMEs, writing technical responses, and improving proposal quality and win rates.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the proposal development process from solicitation release through final submission
- Review and analyze RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, task orders, and other federal solicitations
- Develop proposal schedules, outlines, compliance matrices, and content assignments
- Coordinate subject matter experts and internal stakeholders to obtain required proposal content
- Work directly with SMEs to develop, refine, and strengthen written responses
- Write, edit, and organize technical, management, staffing, transition, quality, and past performance sections
- Ensure proposals are responsive to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria
- Facilitate proposal kickoff meetings, content reviews, and final proposal reviews
- Identify and resolve gaps, inconsistencies, weaknesses, and compliance concerns
- Establish and maintain proposal templates, content libraries, past performance information, resumes, corporate information, and reusable proposal materials
- Manage proposal schedules and deadlines
- Coordinate proposal production, formatting, quality control, and final submission
- Collaborate with leadership, contracts, finance, operations, HR, and technical teams
- Support oral presentations, interviews, demonstrations, and other post-submission activities
- Maintain organized records of proposal submissions and lessons learned
- Establish a consistent proposal development process and improve proposal quality, consistency, reviews, quality control, and federal proposal win rate
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in proposal management, federal contracting, government proposals, technical writing, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience developing or managing federal government proposals
- Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and communication skills
- Ability to interpret complex solicitation requirements
- Experience working with technical and subject matter experts
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and compliance
- Experience with federal IT, professional services, data, cybersecurity, or technology proposals preferred
- Familiarity with FAR/DFARS and federal procurement processes preferred
- Experience with IDIQ, GWAC, BPA, task order, and other federal contract vehicles preferred
- Experience developing compliance matrices and managing proposal reviews preferred
- Experience with Shipley or APMP methodology preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, English, Business, Marketing, Government Contracting, or a related field preferred
- Experience developing proposals for federal government agencies or highly regulated industries
- Experience responding to solicitations with complex compliance, security, privacy, contractual, or regulatory requirements
- Familiarity with federal contracting requirements and regulated environments strongly preferred
Benefits:
- Remote work option within the United States
- Some travel may be required for proposal meetings, customer meetings, industry events, or other business activities
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