Senior Proposal Writer (Contract)
About The Position
Red Cell Federal is seeking a Senior Federal Proposal Writer to develop clear, persuasive, and compliant responses to federal solicitations. The writer will translate capture strategy and complex technical input into strong proposal content, working with the Proposal Manager, capture leads, Solutions Architects, product leaders, and subject matter experts. The role is part of the Operations Cell under the COO and reports to the Proposal Manager. This is a remote, project-based 1099 engagement. Work is assigned on demand, with no minimum volume guaranteed. Compensation is hourly and based on experience, within the stated range of $100–$140 per hour. Each assignment specifies its scope, deliverables, milestones, deadlines, acceptance criteria, estimated hours, and authorized maximum. The contractor must acknowledge assignment requests within one business day; active proposals may require faster responses when agreed in advance. Work may be performed up to 40 hours per workweek within an approved assignment. Additional hours or work beyond the approved scope or authorized maximum require advance written approval. The contractor provides a secure workspace, reliable high-speed internet, suitable computer hardware, Microsoft Office 365, PDF-editing tools, and other standard software; the company may provide specific systems when needed. The contractor must comply with confidentiality, data-protection, system-access, records-management, and information-handling requirements and disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest.
Requirements
- At least five years of federal proposal-writing experience in government contracting.
- Experience with Shipley or a similar proposal-development process.
- Strong knowledge of federal solicitations, FAR/DFARS concepts, Sections L and M, and evaluation criteria.
- A record of contributing to successful federal civilian or defense proposals.
- Ability to understand and explain complex topics such as AI/ML, autonomy, cybersecurity, software platforms, defense hardware, advanced communications, and health technology.
- Strong interviewing, writing, editing, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to protect sensitive company, customer, partner, and procurement information.
- U.S. citizenship.
- An independent-contractor business setup and the ability to provide a W-9.
- Ability to provide a secure workspace, reliable high-speed internet, suitable computer hardware, Microsoft Office 365, PDF-editing tools, and other standard software.
- Availability to acknowledge assignment requests within one business day.
- Ability to work up to 40 hours in a workweek within an approved assignment; additional hours and work outside the approved scope or authorized maximum require advance written approval.
Nice To Haves
- Current APMP certification.
- Active Secret or Top Secret U.S. Government security clearance.
- Experience with OTA, CSO, BAA, and SBIR/STTR submissions for national-security organizations.
Responsibilities
- Write and edit technical approaches, management and staffing plans, transition plans, past performance, executive summaries, white papers, solution briefs, and other response content.
- Review solicitations, SOWs, PWSs, instructions, and evaluation criteria, including Sections L and M.
- Build compliant outlines, storyboards, content plans, and compliance matrices.
- Interview SMEs, program managers, key personnel, and product leaders, and turn their input into clear proposal text.
- Apply capture strategy, customer priorities, win themes, discriminators, benefits, and proof points.
- Address review comments and produce clean, submission-ready revisions on tight deadlines.
- Maintain a consistent voice and message across multi-author responses.
- Maintain reusable past-performance, corporate-experience, management, and technical content.
- Flag missing inputs, compliance gaps, conflicting guidance, and schedule risks early.
- Acknowledge assignment requests within one business day and meet any faster response times agreed for active proposals.
- Follow applicable confidentiality, data-protection, system-access, records-management, and information-handling requirements.
- Disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest.
Benefits
- For full-time roles, 100% employer-paid comprehensive health care, including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and family.
- For full-time roles, paid maternity and paternity leave for 14 weeks at normal pay.
- For full-time roles, unlimited PTO with management approval.
- For full-time roles, opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
- For full-time roles, optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives.
- Mental health benefits through Tara Mind.
- Cost-effective GLP-1 solutions through Crux.
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Career Level
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