Proposal BOE Narrative & IMS SME

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced BOE Narrative Subject Matter Expert (SME) with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) expertise to join our dynamic Proposal Development team. This is a hybrid opportunity, and candidates must be located in Reston, VA or surrounding areas.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role that sits at the intersection of technical writing, cost estimating, and program scheduling. The ideal candidate is not simply a data entry specialist or a scheduling technician — they are a storyteller and strategist who understands how to translate complex programmatic and technical work into clear, compelling, and defensible BOE narratives that resonate with government evaluators and withstand the scrutiny of fact-finding, audits, and negotiations.

Paired with a strong command of IMS development, this individual must demonstrate the ability to build and manage complex, multi-phase, multi-discipline schedules with intricate task dependencies, critical path analysis, and full alignment to the SOW and WBS. They must also be proficient in developing resource-loaded schedules that assign labor categories, hours, and costs to individual tasks — directly corroborating the cost volume and ensuring seamless integration between the schedule and the estimate.

This individual will be a cornerstone of our proposal team and a critical contributor to our company's ability to win and retain government contracts.

Position Summary
The BOE Narrative SME / IMS Specialist will serve as the lead expert responsible for crafting high-quality, compliant, and persuasive Basis of Estimate narrative documentation and developing logic-driven, resource-loaded Integrated Master Schedules in support of competitive and sole-source government proposal efforts. This individual will ensure that every estimate is clearly explained, well-justified, and strategically positioned to support the company's overall win strategy.

Working in close collaboration with capture managers, proposal managers, pricing analysts, Lead Solution Architect, technical subject matter experts, program managers, and subcontractor partners, the BOE Narrative SME will ensure that all cost and schedule artifacts tell a cohesive, credible story — one that demonstrates a deep understanding of the customer's requirements, a realistic and executable program plan, and a compelling value proposition.

This role demands exceptional writing skills, sharp analytical thinking, and the ability to synthesize inputs from diverse stakeholders into polished, evaluator-ready documentation under tight proposal deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

BOE Narrative Development & Ownership

• Serve as the primary author and owner of all Basis of Estimate narrative documentation across proposal efforts, ensuring that each BOE clearly articulates the methodology, assumptions, rationale, and basis for all proposed labor hours, labor categories, materials, subcontractor costs, and other direct costs (ODCs).
• Translate raw estimates, spreadsheet data, and verbal inputs from technical and programmatic SMEs into well-structured, evaluator-friendly BOE narratives that are compliant with RFP instructions and government cost evaluation criteria.
• Develop and maintain a consistent narrative framework and writing style for BOE documentation, ensuring that all sections follow a logical flow.
• Craft BOE narratives that clearly establish the traceability between the Statement of Work (SOW)/Performance Work Statement (PWS), Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), labor category descriptions, staffing profiles, and proposed hours, and our technical and management solutions — leaving no gaps for government evaluators to question.
• Write compelling assumption and exclusion statements that protect the company's interests while remaining transparent and credible to the government customer.
• Develop labor category justification narratives that clearly explain why specific labor categories and skill levels are required to perform the proposed work, drawing on position descriptions, contract requirements, and industry standards.
• Ensure BOE narratives are internally consistent with the…