Senior Federal / DoD Proposal Writer

DigitalCM LLC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DigitalCM is seeking a Senior Federal / DoD ProposalWriter to lead compliant, evaluator-focused proposals for U.S. Government opportunities.

This role requires translating complex technical concepts into clear, persuasive content and coordinating with executives, SMEs, and program personnel on-site in Tampa, FL. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of federal proposal writing, experience with Sections L/M and PWS/SOW/SOO, and strong MS Word/document-management skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional federal proposal-writing experience, with DoD exposure preferred.
• Experience writing proposals for U.S. Government customers.
• Strong understanding of the federal acquisition and competitive proposal process.
• Experience interpreting Sections L and M, PWS/SOW/SOO requirements, evaluation factors, and proposal instructions.
• Experience developing compliance matrices and annotated proposal outlines.
• Ability to translate technical content into polished proposal volumes.
• Experience developing past-performance and corporate-experience narratives.

Responsibilities

• Review RFPs, RFIs, and Sources Sought notices to determine eligibility and win probability.
• Compose and refine drafts of proposal responses, including executive summaries and technical, management, past performance sections.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise documentation.
• Interviews with executives, SMEs, instructors, developers, and program personnel to gather content.
• Convert technical concepts into persuasive, evaluator-focused language.
• Develop technical, management, staffing, past-performance, and executive-summary content.

Skills

Federal Proposal Writing

Technical Writing

Interview SMEs

Compliance & L/M

Deadline Management

Security Clearance Eligible

MS Word

Tools

Microsoft Word

Markdown

Confluence

DITA

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Tampa, FL, US

DigitalCM is seeking a Senior Federal / DoD ProposalWriter (On-site Tampa, FL)

Job Description

DigitalCM is currently expanding their federal business development capability and are seeking an experienced Senior Federal / DoD ProposalWriter who can take complex technical capabilities and translate them into clear, compliant, evaluator-focused federal proposals. This is not a general marketing or commercial copywriting position. We are looking for someone who understands the federal acquisition and proposal environment, preferably with substantial Department of Defense experience. We rapidly respond to federal contract opportunities and need a proactive ProposalWriterto spearhead RFP preparation and compliance.

Job Summary

• Review RFPs, RFIs, and Sources Sought notices to determine eligibility and win probability
• Compose, refine, and review drafts of proposal responses, encompassing executive summaries, technical, management, past performance, as well as white papers, responses to Requests For Information (RFIs), and marketing materials
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and user-friendly documentation
• Interpret contract requirements and communicate compliance approach in both verbal and meeting presentation format
• Interview executives,technical SMEs, instructors, developers, and program personnel to obtain required proposal information.
• Converttechnical concepts into concise, persuasive, evaluator-focused proposal language.
• Developtechnical, management, staffing, past-performance, corporate-experience, and executive-summary content.
• Tracking anticipated solicitations, recompetes, RFIs, Sources Sought notices, and agency forecasts.
• Helping position DigitalCM capabilities against anticipated government requirements.

Job Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional federal proposal-writing experience , with preference given to candidates with 7–10+ years.
• Demonstrated experience writing proposals for U.S. Government customers.
• Strong understanding of the federal acquisition and competitive proposal process.
• Experience interpreting and responding to Sections L and M, PWS/SOW/SOO requirements, evaluation factors, and proposal instructions.
• Experience developing compliance matrices and annotated proposal outlines.
• Demonstrated ability to writetechnical and management proposal volumes.
• Experience developing past-performance and corporate-experience narratives.
• Excellenttechnical writing, editing, grammar, organization, and document-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and rapidly changing proposal requirements.
• Ability to work directly withtechnical SMEs and convert interviews andtechnical material into polished proposal content.
• Strong Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to work with sensitive company and government-related information.
• Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required)
• Comply with the provisions of the corporations Standard Practice Procedures manual and DoD 5220.22-M when handling classified material to include generating, marking, storing, handling, and destroying of classified material

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AI‑assisted writing tools (e.g., ChatGPT) for rapid content generation
• Department of Defense customers
• USSOCOM and military service components
• Federal training and education programs
• iOS/macOS or mobile application development
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Cybersecurity
• Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• SCORM and xAPI
• Modeling and simulation
• Digital twins
• Extended reality (XR), AR/VR/MR, or spatial computing
• ISR and operationaltechnology
• Drone/UAStechnologies
• Government R&D and emerging-technology programs
• IDIQ and task-order proposal environments
• Small-business and SDVOSB federal contracting
• APMP certification or formal Shipley proposal-development training is desirable but not required.
• Experience with documentation tools such as Markdown, DITA, or Confluence

DigitalCM is an Equal Opportunity employer providing expedited technical and training solutions to a diversified customer base. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

DigitalCM values the service veterans and their family members have given to our country and supports the hiring of veterans, returning service members and military spouses.