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Federal Proposal Manager

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Hybrid (Washington, DC)$132k - $154kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Expert in US Federal government proposals to support sales and business development, leading end-to-end proposal lifecycle (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, BAAs, Sources Sought) with FAR/DFARS compliance, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving winning, compliant proposals.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of competitive Federal proposals in response to solicitations (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, BAAs, Sources Sought).
  • Own the proposal lifecycle from opportunity kickoff through submission, ensuring compliance, quality, and win-theme alignment across technical, management, and cost volumes.
  • Develop compliance matrices, outlines, and schedules aligned to solicitation requirements.
  • Lead color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) and drive resolution of review feedback.
  • Coordinate inputs from sales, capture managers, SMEs, technical teams, contracts, pricing, and executive leadership.
  • Facilitate proposal kickoff meetings, storyboarding, and win-theme development sessions.
  • Manage proposal production, formatting, and final submission (including SAM.gov and agency portals).
  • Track proposal metrics and support post-submission debriefs/lessons learned.
  • Build Federally focused proposal capability and process that aligns with Peregrine’s business approach.
  • Implement and operate proposal infrastructure including reusable materials, tools, processes, and platforms.
  • Develop partner and direct proposal approaches.
  • Create approaches balancing Peregrine’s fast-moving culture with Federal procurement requirements.
  • Communicate options and tradeoffs effectively to stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years managing Federal proposals (DoD, civilian agencies, or intelligence community preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of Federal acquisition processes and proposal compliance standards.
  • Experience with Shipley or similar proposal methodologies.
  • Excellent writing, executive level communication, editing, presenting and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proficiency with MS Office/SharePoint; experience with proposal management software a plus.
  • Active or eligible for security clearance a plus.
  • Bachelor's degree required; APMP certification a plus.

Skills

Required:Federal proposal managementCompliance and regulatory knowledgeProposal tooling and infrastructure

Benefits

  • Annual Salary + Benefits + Equity (if applicable) + Bonus (if applicable)
  • Benefits information available via company site.
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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