Proposal Writer – Federal Government Contracting; GovCon Washington, D.C. | Remote

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Proposal Writer - Federal Government Contracting (Gov Con) | Washington, D.C. | Remote

Proposal Writer - Federal Government Contracting (Gov Con) | Washington, D.C. | Remote
Fully Remote

Description

Ares Enterprise, LLC is seeking a talented and detail-oriented Proposal Writer to support the development of compelling, compliant, and competitive proposals for federal government contracting opportunities. The ideal candidate will have experience writing technical and management proposals in the federal government contracting (Gov Con) industry, with a strong understanding of federal acquisition requirements, proposal development processes, and government evaluation criteria.

The Proposal Writer will work closely with business development, capture managers, proposal managers, technical subject matter experts (SMEs), and executive leadership to develop high-quality proposal responses that effectively communicate Ares Enterprise's capabilities, technical solutions, past performance, and competitive advantages.

This position requires an individual who can translate complex technical concepts into clear, persuasive, and evaluator-focused narratives while ensuring compliance with solicitation requirements and submission deadlines.

Proposal Writing & Development

• Develop, write, edit, and refine technical, management, staffing, transition, and past performance proposal volumes for federal government solicitations.
• Translate technical information and SME inputs into clear, concise, compelling, and compliant proposal narratives.
• Develop responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Quotations (RFQs), Requests for Information (RFIs), Sources Sought notices, and capability statement requests.
• Write technical approaches, management plans, staffing strategies, quality control plans, transition plans, and corporate experience narratives.
• Tailor proposal responses to specific government requirements, evaluation criteria, and customer mission objectives.
• Develop executive summaries, win themes, discriminators, and value propositions that strengthen proposal competitiveness.
• Ensure proposal content is accurate, consistent, persuasive, and aligned with Ares Enterprise's capture strategy.

Solicitation Analysis & Compliance

• Review and analyze federal solicitations, Performance Work Statements (PWS), Statements of Work (SOW), and evaluation criteria.
• Develop and maintain proposal compliance matrices, outlines, and response templates.
• Ensure proposal responses fully address solicitation instructions, including Sections L and M when applicable.
• Identify proposal gaps, inconsistencies, risks, and missing technical information.
• Ensure all proposal content meets formatting, page limitations, submission instructions, and other solicitation requirements.
• Support proposal reviews, including Pink Team, Red Team, and Gold Team reviews.

Technical Writing & Solution Development

• Collaborate with technical SMEs and solution architects to develop detailed technical approaches and implementation methodologies.
• Write technical narratives covering enterprise IT, software development, cloud computing, cybersecurity, IT service management, and digital transformation.
• Translate technical capabilities into measurable benefits, mission outcomes, and customer value.
• Develop graphics concepts, process descriptions, workflows, organizational structures, and technical solution narratives.
• Incorporate relevant corporate experience, performance metrics, and lessons learned into proposal responses.
• Ensure technical narratives demonstrate a clear understanding of government mission requirements.
• Work closely with capture managers, proposal managers, technical teams, recruiting, pricing, and executive leadership…