Government Proposal Writer — RFP/RFQ Responses for Psychological Services Firm (Ongoing)

About the work

We're a small, specialized psychological services firm providing evaluation and assessment services to law enforcement and public safety agencies nationwide. We respond to solicitations from federal, state, county, and municipal buyers, and we need an experienced proposal writer to own that process with us on an ongoing basis.

You'd work directly with the principal. Our subject-matter content is strong — we need someone who turns it into compliant, competitive, on-time submissions.

Responsibilities

Review solicitations (RFP, RFQ, RFI, IDIQ, BPA) and build a compliance matrix mapping every requirement to a response location

Draft and edit technical, management, staffing, and past performance sections from our source material and SME input

Format to solicitation instructions exactly — page limits, font specs, section order, mandatory forms

Prepare RFQ quotes and pricing narratives (we supply the rates)

Track amendments, Q&A deadlines, and portals (SAM.gov, state and local eProcurement)

Maintain a reusable content library so each proposal starts further along

Recommend no-bid when a solicitation isn't a real fit

Required

3+ years writing winning government proposals at federal and/or state/local level

Working knowledge of FAR basics, Sections L and M, and evaluation criteria

Demonstrated compliance discipline — you catch the buried requirement on page 47

Excellent written English; ability to adopt our professional voice

Reliable under deadline pressure. Due dates don't move.

Preferred

Behavioral health, clinical, or professional services contract experience

Familiarity with law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice, or DoD buyers

GSA Schedule or state term contract experience

Strong Word styles/templates and PDF assembly skills

Engagement

Ongoing, project-based, roughly 2-5 solicitations per month with room to scale. Open to hourly or per-proposal fixed pricing — tell us which you prefer and why. We want a long-term relationship, not a one-off.

To apply, include

The largest, most complex solicitation you've responded to

Your approximate win rate and how you calculate it

A redacted government proposal writing sample (technical or management section preferred)

Typical turnaround for a 30-page technical volume with complete source material

Your rate structure

Applications without a writing sample won't be reviewed.