Proposal development
Compliant gets you read. Competitive a gets you the award.
End-to-end federal proposal support tailored to agency requirements; compliant, compelling responses aligned to FAR, DFARS, and the evaluation criteria. Shipley and APMP methodology applied to every pursuit, not just named in a capability statement.
Free 30-minute call · No obligation · Response within one business day
The cost of guessing
Four ways a winnable bid gets lost
Each of these knocks a response out before the technical evaluation carries any weight. Each one is preventable.
01
Compliance rejection
One missed Section L instruction or unsigned rep makes an otherwise strong bid non-responsive on page one.
02
No discriminator to score
A response that answers every question but gives the evaluator nothing to reward lands in the middle of the field.
03
No strategy, just a deadline
The solicitation drops and the scramble starts; no capture plan, no schedule, no named owners.
04
The schedule eats the review
Drafting to the last hour leaves no room for a real red team, and the red team is where the score improves.
Methodology
Shipley + APMP, applied end to end
Methodology removes the two things that lose winnable bids: guesswork and the last-minute scramble. Every pursuit runs the same sequence, with named owners and dated review gates.
- ✓ Capture before writing. Customer, competition, and discriminators understood before the technical volume starts.
- ✓ Compliance is structural. The matrix drives the outline, so the response is organised the way the evaluator reads it.
- ✓ Reviews are scored. Pink and red teams score against Section M, the same way the agency will.
- ✓ The schedule protects the submission. Buffer is built in before the portal closes, not borrowed from it.
A standard 30-day response
Days 1-3 · Kickoff
RFP analysis, compliance matrix, outline, bid/no-bid confirmed
Days 4-7 · Strategy
Win themes, discriminators, teaming and key-personnel decisions
Days 8-18 · Draft
Technical, management, past-performance volumes; pink team at 60%
Days 19-25 · Review
Red team scored against Section M, recovery, pricing narrative
Days 26-27 · Submit
Final QC and portal submission, with buffer before the deadline
What we deliver
Take the whole pursuit, or the part your team can't cover
Every engagement is scoped in writing before work begins.
Compliance rejection
- ✓ Opportunity analysis and bid/no-bid recommendation
- ✓ RFP, RFI, RFQ and sources-sought response analysis
- ✓ Proposal strategy, win themes, and discriminators
- ✓ Teaming and key-personnel strategy
Development & submission
- ✓ Compliance matrix, Section L/M mapping, annotated outline
- ✓ Technical, management, staffing, and past-performance volumes
- ✓ Proposal management: schedule, owners, and review gates
- ✓ Pricing narrative support and final submission QC
Proposal delivery record
Proposal value supported
$
0
M+
Across civilian & defense agencies
Compliance pass rate
0
%
Zero responses found non-responsive
On-time RFP delivery rate
0
%
Submitted before portal close
Figures reflect pursuits CyberX has supported, not sole-source performance. Compliance rate refers to responsiveness against solicitation instructions; it is not a warranty of award or of compliance with every federal regulation.
The engagement
One partner, end to end
Four steps from first call to award; you always know what happens next and who owns it.
1
DAY 1
Readiness review
A 30-minute call to audit your registrations, pipeline, and capacity, then agree on the fastest path to a submittable bid.
2
WEEK 1
Capture & compliance plan
Compliance matrix, win themes, teaming decisions, and a schedule with named owners and review gates.
3
WEEKS 2–4
Write, staff, submit
Volumes drafted and color-team reviewed while recruiters line up cleared key personnel and letters of intent.
4
POST-AWARD
Debrief & scale
Win or lose, we run the debrief, fold lessons into your library, and set up the next pursuit cycle.
Engagement models
Four ways to work with us
01
Per pursuit
Scoped and priced against a single solicitation, kickoff to submission.
02
Retained
Monthly capacity for contractors bidding continuously.
03
Surge support
Named writers or a review team dropped into your existing process.
04
Review only
An independent red team scored against the evaluation criteria.
Core capabilities
Four services built for GovCon victory
Engage one capability or the full lifecycle. Every engagement is scoped, staffed, and delivered by federal specialists.
Cleared recruitment
Pre-vetted, cleared, specialized talent for federal programs. Our recruiters speak clearance levels, labor categories, and contract requirements fluently.
- ✓ Secret, Top Secret, and TS/SCI with polygraph pipelines
- ✓ Named key personnel for bids and contingent-hire letters
- ✓ LCAT mapping, rate benchmarking, and surge staffing
Web development for contractors
Federal-ready websites built for compliance, credibility, and conversion; secure, accessible, procurement-friendly digital experiences.
- ✓ Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA accessible builds
- ✓ Capability statements and contract-vehicle pages
- ✓ Hardened hosting, SSL, and buyer-focused messaging
GFR
Get Fed Ready™ consulting
Prepare, position, and compete in the federal space. From SAM.gov registration and compliance to capture strategy and bid readiness, we build the foundation.
- ✓ SAM.gov registration, NAICS and set-aside strategy
- ✓ Capture planning, teaming, and bid/no-bid discipline
- ✓ Pipeline build-out with a 12-month opportunity map
Bring us the solicitation
Have an RFP on the table? Let's read it together.
Send the solicitation number and the due date. On the call you get a bid/no-bid read, the compliance risks we can see, and a realistic schedule.
Book a free 30-minute GovCon consultation
- ✓ Bid/no-bid read on a live opportunity
- ✓ Clearance and staffing feasibility check
- ✓ A written next-step plan, yours to keep
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