BRMi is seeking a Proposal Manager/Writer. 

The Proposal Manager manages, leads, and/or supports pre-award corporate-level business development activities, helping to secure successful pursuits of identified opportunities in accordance with growth plans and revenue goals.

Can be remote in VA, MD, DC and WV.

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· Conceive, assess, direct, produce, narrate, generate, edit, and/or render graphics, visual aids, presentations for proposal/business development purposes.

· Engage with management, engineering, technical, and other delivery personnel to understand and refine information technology- and IT service-based ideas and concepts to be communicated, exercising good technical discretion, business judgment, and audience awareness.

· Respond to solicitations (e.g., requests for information or proposal); help evaluate requirements; contribute to themes, discriminators, values, and concepts; write/edit/review section and volume content; and advise on style and standards.

· Establish and provide style guidance; evaluate content generation, configuration management, and related business-development methods, processes, and tools; develop templates and maintain template sets; develop and communicate best practices; and recommend and/or apply changes, as appropriate.

· Identify potential “boilerplate” and curate reference information and reusable materials, including corporate datasheets, maintaining awareness of current contract vehicles, certifications, company history, legal entities, points of contact, etc.

· Track, retrieve, and distribute (to relevant internal parties) solicitations for specified opportunities and opportunity-related materials and updates.

· Create and promote the use of shared folders for opportunities on approved collaboration platforms during capture/proposal.

· Dissect and evaluate all solicitations elements, including deliverables, requirements, and touchpoints, as well as implications, limitations, and/or potential challenges.

· Assemble and collaborate with opportunity owners, marketing, and SMEs to consider and develop response themes and concepts.

· Identify solution, pricing, contracts, and any other necessary resources. Establish and direct assembled teams to respond to solicitations.

· Set path(s) for development and delivery of responses, including formulation/completion of plans, identification of milestones, establishing priorities, and making schedules.

· Lead and support the efforts throughout the solicitation-response (proposal) process. Proposal management and coordination tasks may include, but are not limited to, sending meeting invitations, leading and/or moderating kickoff meetings and/or color-team reviews, communicating instructions and evaluation factors, gathering questions and posting answers (Q&A), answering inquiries and providing clarification, mitigating conflicts and optimizing efforts, assigning and tracking action items, communicating status, assigning tasks, providing

updates, making and responding to data calls, controlling versions, managing volumes (integration), and engaging partners.

· Facilitate engagement and collaboration between and among writers, subject matter experts, and other contributors to understand and refine the technology/service ideas and concepts to be included in responses.

· Support and coordinate the development and distillation of response content in collaboration with marketing/writers/contributors, such as gathering information and creating outlines, in consideration of win themes and differentiators, client profiles, values, competitors, and advantages.

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· Perform compliance checks and/or request, engage, and assign resources to check for compliance of responses.

· Track and assemble all materials and engage, coordinate, and collaborate with all contributors and parties e.g., contracts, pricing) for successful, timely submission of compliant and compelling responses.

Other expected contributions, especially to maintenance and development of good process

· Conduct lessons learned (retrospective) on proposal efforts to suggest, solicit, gather, review, and implement improvements and changes to pre-award processes and procedures.

· Assist in improving the business development team as a capable, efficient corporate service center for pre-award activities.

· Contribute to development and implementation (continuous improvement) of business development lifecycle processes and best practices, including tools, tasks, roles, and responsibilities.

· Organize and prepare data and information contributing to the repository of available material suitable for proposal use/reuse, such as past performance.

· Other duties as assigned.

• · U.S. citizenship

  · Bachelor's degree

  · 7+ years’ experience in a proposal management and/or proposal writing role in the Federal Space.

  · Knowledge of proposal development life cycles (e.g., Shipley)

  · Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and efficiently under conditions of multiple deadlines and shifting priorities

  · Experience and proficiency with GovWin, SAM.gov, GSA elibrary, FedBizOpps, and eBuy

  · Experience with GWACS and other contracting vehicles including but not limited to; OASIS+ (GSA), CIOSP 4, T4NG2(VA), POLARIS (GSA)

  · Demonstrated experience contributing to large scale proposals upwards of 50 million and containing multiple components

  · Comfortable with GAP analysis, scoring and score cards, and enforcing the proposal process

  · Proficiency with Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat software

  · Excellent organizational habits, attention to detail, enthusiastic and positive attitude, critical thinking skills, and written and oral communication skills

  · Familiarity with high-performance processes and process improvement practices.

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  · Highly desired: Familiarity with the NIH and DHS.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled 

We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and commitment at all levels. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Employment policies and decisions on employment and promotion are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. The decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all employees are made in a nondiscriminatory manner, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, or any other factor determined to be unlawful by federal, state, or local statutes.