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The proposal templates we wish someone had given us.

Editable DOCX, redact-safe PDF, and an MD source for the ones we maintain in version control. Drafted by capture practitioners, reviewed by two anonymous contracting officers.

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Capture & qualification · 4Used before the proposal phase
MarketingPOPULAR

Capability statement

One-page format SBA reviewers expect. Header, identifiers, differentiators, capabilities, past performance, contact.

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Decision

Bid / No-Bid scorecard

14-criterion scorecard with weighted categories. Same one we expose as an interactive tool.

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Strategy

Capture plan

9-section capture plan covering customer-mission, competitive landscape, win themes, and risk register.

DOCX · PDF · 188 KBDownload ↓
Retrospective

Win-loss debrief

Standard format for the 30-day post-award debrief · questions to ask, answers to capture, who owns the follow-up.

DOCX · MD · 92 KBDownload ↓
Proposal · 5RFP / RFQ response artifacts
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Past-performance entry

Single past-performance write-up in the standard PPIRS-compatible layout. Reusable across responses.

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Section

Proposal cover

Cover-letter format for federal RFPs. Identifiers, contact, commitment language, and signature block.

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Section

Executive summary

Two-page exec summary skeleton. Header → customer mission → our approach → why us → call to action.

DOCX · MD · 120 KBDownload ↓
Section

Technical approach

Skeleton for the technical-approach section · problem statement, methodology, risks, mitigations.

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Section

Cost narrative

Cost-realism narrative tied to the technical approach. Annotated examples of FAR-compliant cost language.

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Legal & teaming · 3Common pre-award documents
Agreement

Mutual NDA

Mutual non-disclosure agreement. Plain-language, FAR-aware, dual-signature ready.

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Agreement

Teaming agreement

Pre-award teaming agreement template. Prime/sub allocation, exclusivity, exit clauses.

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Filing

Joint venture filing

Small-business JV agreement compliant with 13 CFR 121.103(h). MPP-compatible.

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Open source · MIT

Markdown sources live on GitHub. PRs welcome.

The 12 templates we maintain in version control accept community pull requests. The remaining 16 are partner-contributed and rebuilt on every download.

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