Federal proposal writing
Thousands of small businesses hold the certifications that limit competition on federal set-asides — and never bid, because responding means producing a compliant 40–80 page proposal against a 200-page solicitation. The eligibility is real. The document is the obstacle. That's the part we do.
Why the gap exists
Most federal buying under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold happens on a quote. You send a price. You win or you don't.
The government requires a written proposal: technical approach, staffing, quality control, past performance — formatted exactly to the solicitation's instructions.
Proposals are eliminated on page limits, missing forms and format non-compliance far more often than on weak writing. Evaluators never reach the prose.
How it works
Every engagement is scoped to one named solicitation with one deadline.
We confirm you can actually bid it: the certification the set-aside requires, an active SAM.gov registration through award, and documented past performance. If those aren't there, we say so rather than take the work.
Every "shall," "must" and "will provide" in Sections L, M and the statement of work is extracted into a requirement-by-requirement table before a single paragraph is drafted. It is the spine of the response, and you get it as a deliverable.
A structured intake captures your capabilities, personnel, equipment, licences and past performance. Nothing about your company is invented or estimated. Anything missing appears in the draft as a visible gap, never as plausible filler.
Section M states exactly what earns points. The technical and past performance volumes mirror its language so each scored element is trivially findable by an evaluator working from a checklist.
Page limits, font and margin rules, volume structure, required forms and submission format are verified against the solicitation before anything reaches you.
You read every word, set your own price, and submit under your own signature. The representations in a federal proposal are yours to make, and they stay yours.
Scope
Being precise about the boundary is more useful to you than a longer list of services, so here it is plainly.
The fee is flat and is not a percentage of any award. Paying for outcomes incentivises volume over quality — spraying out weak proposals hoping one lands. You are paying for a document, which is the part that can be controlled.
You hold the SAM.gov registration, you make the certifications, and you submit. We are a service provider, not a teaming partner, joint venture or affiliate.
Pricing volumes are formatted to the solicitation's CLIN structure, but the numbers in them are your business judgement and your risk.
No one honestly can. Source selection is the government's decision. What is committed to is a complete, compliant, on-time response.
One operator, no agency overhead, and a scope held deliberately narrow — one solicitation, one deadline, the document only. That is why this costs what it costs rather than the $15,000–20,000 a traditional proposal consultancy charges for the same response. Every page is reviewed line by line before it reaches you.
BidReady is an independent small business. It is not a law firm, and it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the U.S. Government, SAM.gov, the SBA or any federal agency.
Pricing
Quoted per solicitation before work starts, so you know the number before you commit. No hourly billing, no change orders for the same scope.
| Engagement | Fee |
|---|---|
| Standard services proposal | $6,000 |
| Construction, bonding, or heavy past-performance requirements | $8,000 |
| Re-bid of a proposal we have already written for you | $2,500 |
Half due to begin, half on delivery. Rates are current as of the date shown in the footer and are confirmed in writing before any engagement begins.
Intake, past-performance write-ups and structural plans are captured once and carry across engagements. The first proposal for a client is the slow one.
Who this is for
Currently serving Texas and the Midwest — Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Get in touch
The fastest way to a useful answer is the notice number or a link to the posting on SAM.gov, plus your certifications. You'll get a straight read on whether it's worth bidding — including when it isn't.
Please don't send proprietary pricing, or anything export-controlled or classified, by email. Solicitation numbers and public postings are fine.