Government Proposals Lead | DoD & Civilian RFPs

Compass Pointe Consulting, LLC; Virginia; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

401k plan

Job summary

Compass Pointe Consulting, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks a Proposal Manager to lead end-to-end government proposals, ensuring compliance and high-quality submissions. You will coordinate with Business Development to craft winning strategies and key messages.

Responsibilities include reviewing RFPs, building compliance matrices, guiding persuasive writing, managing timelines, and coordinating color-team reviews through final production and on-time submission.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Federal Procurement Process and the FAR.
• Experience leading or supporting proposals for Civilian and/or DoD agencies.
• Experience managing proposals across multiple contract types and vehicles (TOs, IDIQ, BPAs, OTA).
• Excellent writing, editing, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint, with collaboration tools.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with proposal compliance audits and delivering federal solutions.
• Ability to organize large volumes of information.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and meet deadlines.
• Resilience and sense of humor to navigate stress.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end proposal process for government solicitations with compliance and quality.
• Collaborate with Business Development to develop winning strategies and key messages.
• Review RFPs and related documents to create compliant materials.
• Analyze Section L (instructions) and Section M (evaluation criteria); build compliance matrices and run color team reviews.
• Provide guidance on persuasive writing to capture teams and subject matter experts.
• Coordinate proposal meetings and events; manage discussions and materials.
• Support solution reviews and develop strength statements.
• Manage proposal timelines, assignments, and deliverables to meet deadlines.
• Maintain proposal libraries and stay updated on platforms and tools.

Skills

Federal procurement process knowledge

Experience with Civilian/DoD proposals

Multi-contract type experience

Strong writing/editing/presentation

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, &

Organizational skills

Proposal compliance audits

Information organization

Team collaboration

Resilience under pressure

Tools

MS Office suite

PDF programs

SharePoint

Job description

Compass Pointe Consulting, LLC in Arlington, VA seeks a Proposal Manager to lead end-to-end government proposals, ensuring compliance and high-quality submissions. You will coordinate with Business Development to craft winning strategies and key messages.

Responsibilities include reviewing RFPs, building compliance matrices, guiding persuasive writing, managing timelines, and coordinating color-team reviews through final production and on-time submission.