Federal Proposal Writer (Remote)

Praescient-Analytics; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Very competitive salary

Company-paid healthcare

401(k) with company matching

Travel & performance incentives

3 weeks paid time off

$5K annual training allowance

$500 book allowance

Tuition reimbursement program

Job summary

Praescient Analytics, LLC, a Woman-Owned Small Business, seeks a skilled Federal Proposal Writer to develop compliant, compelling content for federal proposals. You will write, edit, and refine narratives from kickoff through final delivery, partnering with executives, SMEs, and teaming partners.

Translate complex data engineering, AI/ML, cloud, and cybersecurity concepts into evaluator-friendly stories, manage color reviews, and maintain reusable content libraries.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of direct federal proposal writing experience.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition processes and Shipley/APMP.
• Experience mapping text to solicitation requirements and compliance matrices.
• Experience using AI tools for drafting with thorough source verification.
• Advanced MS Word skills; familiarity with PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Acrobat.
• Ability to work fully remote from the United States.
• U.S. citizenship required; able to pass background checks.

Responsibilities

• Write and integrate compliant technical, management, staffing, and past performance content for federal solicitations.
• Analyze solicitations to ensure 100% compliance and requirement traceability.
• Develop outlines, crosswalks, and templates to guide content creation.
• Interview program managers, SMEs, and partners to extract win themes and metrics.
• Translate complex IT concepts into clear federal narratives.
• Substantively edit and organize draft inputs from SMEs and partners.
• Create proposal graphics and callouts to support narratives.
• Lead color reviews and rapid revision cycles based on reviewer feedback.
• Provide reciprocal peer reviews and maintain a unified voice.
• Use approved AI tools for extraction and editing, validating content against sources.
• Support document production and page-count management.
• Maintain reusable content libraries and boilerplate materials.

Skills

Technical writing

Editing

Federal proposal experience

Interviewing SMEs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in English/Communications

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Location: Remote Employment Type: Full-Time

About Praescient Analytics

Praescient Analytics, LLC is a Woman-Owned Small Business delivering advanced analytics, data engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning, software development, cloud and DevSecOps, cybersecurity, systems integration, and mission-support solutions to federal customers. We combine technical depth, disciplined delivery, and mission understanding to help government organizations turn complex information into actionable outcomes.

Position Overview

Praescient Analytics is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Federal Proposal Writer to develop compliant, compelling, and technically credible content for federal government proposals. In this role, you will focus on writing, editing, and refining substantive proposal narratives- transforming complex technical concepts into clear, evaluator-focused responses from kickoff through final delivery.

The Proposal Writer will partner closely with executive leadership, technical subject matter experts (SMEs), and teaming partners. You will play a critical role in drafting core volumes, conducting reciprocal editorial reviews, and ensuring all submissions clearly articulate Praescient’s discriminators, win themes, and value proposition.

This role can be performed remotely, provided you reside in the United States.

Primary Responsibilities

• Write and integrate compliant, persuasive technical, management, staffing, transition, quality, corporate experience, past performance, key personnel, and executive summary content across federal RFP, RFQ, RFI, sources-sought, and task-order responses.
• Analyze solicitations and amendments (specifically Sections C, H, L, and M, SOWs/PWSs, evaluation criteria, and submission instructions) to ensure 100% compliance and requirement traceability.
• Develop and utilize annotated outlines, writing plans, compliance crosswalks, and proposal templates to guide content creation.
• Conduct in-depth interviews with program managers, solution architects, engineers, recruiters, and partner personnel to extract technical solution details, proof points, metrics, risks, and win themes.
• Translate complex technical solutions—including data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, cloud architecture, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, software development, and systems integration—into clear, compelling narratives tailored to federal evaluators.
• Substantively edit, rewrite, and organize draft inputs provided by SMEs, internal contributors, and teaming partners, resolving gaps, unsupported claims, and inconsistent messaging.
• Conceptualize informative proposal graphics, callout boxes, tables, and action captions to support written narratives.
• Participate actively in proposal color reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) and lead rapid content recovery and revision cycles based on reviewer feedback.
• Provide reciprocal peer reviews and copy editing across volumes to ensure unified voice, readability, correct acronym usage, and alignment with corporate style guidelines.
• Use approved generative-AI tools for requirements extraction, outline drafting, rewriting, gap identification, and editorial polishing, while strictly validating all generated content against source documents.
• Support document production, formatting, and page-count management in accordance with solicitation limits and formatting standards.
• Maintain and update reusable content libraries, approved past performance write-ups, resume repositories, capability matrices, and boilerplate materials.

Required Qualifications

• At least four (4) years of direct federal proposal writing experience, with demonstrated responsibility for authoring substantive technical, management, and past performance sections.
• Exceptional writing, developmental editing, and proofreading skills, with a proven ability to materially transform raw SME notes into polished, persuasive proposal prose.
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition processes, standard RFP structures (Sections C, L, M), and Shipley- or APMP-aligned proposal methods.
• Demonstrated experience mapping text directly to solicitation requirements, compliance matrices, and annotated outlines.
• Hands-on experience utilizing ChatGPT or enterprise generative-AI tools for drafting, synthesizing, rewriting, and quality control, accompanied by rigorous source-verification practices.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word (styles, formatting, tables, template management) and working knowledge of PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Ability to manage concurrent writing assignments, meet strict deadlines, and collaborate effectively in a fully remote environment.
• U.S. citizenship required due to federal customer and information-access requirements.
• Ability to successfully pass company background checks and employment verification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) Foundation certification or formal proposal writing training (e.g., Shipley).
• Experience writing winning proposals for DoD, the Intelligence Community, DHS, DOJ, or civilian federal agencies.
• Experience writing for small-business prime bids, subcontractor inputs, and major IDIQ/GWAC task-order responses.
• Familiarity with translating IT and data-heavy concepts into lay-friendly federal solution narratives.
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, Business, Information Technology, or a related field; equivalent relevant work experience will be considered.
• Active or recently held federal security clearance.

*The projected compensation range for this position is $80,000.00 to $130,000.00 (annualized USD).

What You Can Expect From Us

• Real opportunity for career growth in an environment where your achievements will be celebrated
• Constant collaboration with numerous teams to ensure client success
• A team that respects and embraces your ideas and expertise
• Coworkers that are motivated by pursuing excellence, rather than the prospect of personal gain
• A workplace dedicated to supporting and bettering public safety and government agencies

Benefits

• Very competitive salary based on qualifications and experience
• Comprehensive, Company paid healthcare for you (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

Praescient Analytics is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, experience, performance, business needs, and applicable contract requirements. Praescient does not unlawfully discriminate or provide disparate treatment based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. Praescient Analytics acknowledges the applicable clause and provision updates implementing Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, and the related FAR/RFO updates, including FAR 52.222-90 where applicable. Praescient does not engage in racially discriminatory DEI activities, including disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in recruitment, hiring, promotion, contracting, program participation, training, mentoring, leadership development, or allocation of company resources. Praescient’s employment and contracting decisions are made based on merit, qualifications, experience, performance, business needs, and applicable contract requirements.