I’ve googled for “how to write a proposal” and variations thereupon, but am swamped with either:
- advertisements for books, classes, or videos, or
- instructions for specific solicitations
I’m a first time proposal manager for a prime contractor competing for a spot in an upcoming NASA mission, and was hoping to find some specific recommendations for:
- organizing individual authors and their submissions,
- selecting and managing a red team,
- scheduling proposal activities,
Et cetera.
I was hoping someone could point me to a comprehensive resource online, like a FAQ or a handbook or something.
And since it’s going to happen anyway, I figure I’ll go ahead and explicitly solicit any advice you folks may have managing/preparing government contract proposals. I’ve worked on proposals for 15 years, often assisting the managers, but this is my first stint as proposal manager and would like to kick it up a notch.
We can be very disorganized here, and it’s frustrating. I specifically want to minimize the sources of last minute panic as much as possible.