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Free US federal proposal templates
Templates and playbooks for US federal contracting — grounded in the FAR, Sections L & M discipline, and what actually gets small-business proposals rejected. Every item names what wins points and what doesn't.
38 of 38 planned items published so far. We publish honestly as each one is finished — no placeholders.
Core playbook
The playbooks every proposal needs, whatever you're bidding on.
Bid/No-Bid Decision
Qualification gates (size, registration, responsibility, capability) and win-probability triage
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Building a Compliance Matrix
Map every L instruction, M factor, SOW/PWS requirement and clause to a proposal location before writing
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Debriefs & Protests
Required/requested debriefs under FAR 15.505-15.506; agency protest routes and deadlines
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Past Performance That Scores
Recency, relevance, CPARS; how neutral ratings work for new entrants; choosing references
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Pricing Volume Basics
Price vs cost analysis, CLIN structure, unbalanced pricing, realism vs reasonableness
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Proposal Production & Submission
Formats, portals, email size limits, the late-is-late rule, signed offer forms
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Reading a Solicitation (Sections L & M)
Decode the Uniform Contract Format; Section L = how to write, Section M = how you're scored; commercial equivalents 52.212-1/-2
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SAM Registration & UEI
Get and keep an active SAM.gov entity registration; UEI, CAGE, renewal cadence, active-at-offer-and-award rule
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Set-Aside Eligibility & Representations
NAICS size standards, self-certification liability, SB/8(a)/HUBZone/WOSB/SDVOSB programs
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Teaming & Subcontracting
Prime/sub structures, teaming vs JV, limitations-on-subcontracting math
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Procurement procedure
How each federal acquisition lane actually runs, and how to compete in it.
8(a) Sole Source & Direct Award
8(a) offer/acceptance, sole-source thresholds, competitive 8(a)
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Blanket Purchase Agreements
Part 13 BPAs and Schedule BPAs as recurring-revenue lanes for SMEs
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Commercial Products & Services (FAR 12)
Streamlined terms via SF 1449 and 52.212-1/-2; the most SME-accessible lane
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GSA Multiple Award Schedule
Getting on Schedule, catalog pricing, how agencies order under FAR 8.4
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IDIQ Contracts & Task Orders
Winning the vehicle vs winning task orders; fair-opportunity competition
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Negotiated Procurement (RFP)
FAR Part 15 source selection, tradeoff vs LPTA, discussions and final proposal revisions
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Sealed Bidding (IFB)
Price-only award to lowest responsive, responsible bidder; responsiveness is binary
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Simplified Acquisition & RFQs
Under-SAT buys (FAR 13), quotes vs offers, why speed favors prepared SMEs
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Document template
Fill-in-the-blank documents for the volumes every solicitation asks for.
Assumptions & Exceptions Register
Track assumptions; flag why exceptions to terms risk rejection
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Capability Statement
One-page marketing sheet: core competencies, differentiators, codes, past performance
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Compliance Matrix Template
L/M/SOW/clause traceability table with volume-page pointers
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Cost/Price Volume
CLIN pricing tables, escalation, indirect-rate presentation
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Executive Summary
One-to-two pages tying discriminators to Section M factors
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Key Personnel Resume Template
Solicitation-tailored resume mapping experience to PWS tasks
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Management Approach Section
Org chart, communication, risk and schedule management narrative
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Past Performance Reference Sheet
Per-contract data sheet (customer POC, value, NAICS, period, relevance mapping)
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Past Performance Volume
3-5 citations formatted for relevance scoring: scope, size, complexity, outcomes
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Price Narrative / Basis of Estimate
Justify labor mix and hours so realism review doesn't kill you
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Quality Assurance Plan Section
QASP-aware quality narrative with measurable inspection points
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RFQ Quote Package
Lean quote format for FAR 13/commercial RFQs
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Reps & Certs Completion Guide
Annual reps in SAM plus solicitation-specific provisions; keeping 52.204-8 current
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Signed Offer Package (SF 1449 / SF 33)
Completing and signing the offer form, acknowledging amendments, fill-ins
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Small Business Subcontracting Plan
Required of other-than-small primes over threshold; goals and reporting
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Staffing Plan & Key Personnel Section
Labor categories, availability, contingent-hire letters, key-person substitution rules
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Task Order Proposal Template
Fast-turnaround response format for IDIQ fair-opportunity competitions
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Teaming Agreement Outline
Workshare, exclusivity and flow-down terms that survive limitations-on-subcontracting review
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Technical Volume Outline
Skeleton mirroring Section L order with M-factor win themes per section
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Transition/Phase-In Plan
30/60/90-day incumbent-capture and staffing ramp plan
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