Proposal Foundry
Federal capture & proposal partner · Since 2014

Forging capabilities into contract awards

We help small businesses win federal contracts. Our capture methodology and proposal expertise have supported over $1.35 billion in awards for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB firms.

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$1.35B
Federal contract awards supported
10+
Years serving small business contractors
100s
Proposals developed and submitted
5–10 hrs
Your time per response, vs. 40–60 in-house
01 — Services

Built for small business reality

Federal proposals pull your best people off billable work. We deliver turnkey responses so your operations team stays focused on delivery.

01

Response Development

Opportunity qualification, solution development, and complete proposal writing — turnkey responses needing 5–10 hours of your time.

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02

SOP & Quality Management

Documented processes that demonstrate operational maturity to evaluators and reduce perceived performance risk.

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03

Strategic BD Partner

Dedicated BD without a full-time hire: pipeline, capture planning, competitive intelligence, and two full responses a month.

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02 — Markets

Every federal agency, DoD to civilian

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SBA program

8(a)

Maximize program years with sole-source and competitive set-asides that build past performance.

Location-based

HUBZone

Proposals that pair technical capability with community impact.

Veteran-owned

SDVOSB

Positioned to win VA and DoD veteran set-asides.

Women-owned

WOSB

Turn certification into competitive advantage in SBA set-aside pursuits.

Base Operations Services
FEMA Award

GSA contract for building operations, maintenance, and custodial services at a federal court complex.

$15.3M
Training & Simulation
US Army TRADOC

Training and simulation services for Air/Space Defense programs under a 5-year IDIQ with task orders.

$12.8M
03 — Consulting

Business development, done right

Business strategy, past performance framing, BD advisory, small business programs, and teaming.

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04 — Project Management

Proposals run like programs

Schedules, compliance control, and color team reviews managed with prime-contractor discipline.

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Evaluators score proposals on clarity, credibility, and evidence discipline. We produce tighter proposals because writing is our only priority — not a task squeezed between client calls.

David Daniel, Managing Partner
05 — Thought Leadership

Insight into action

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Proposal Craft6 min

Evidence discipline: why evaluators reward proof over promises

How to replace adjectives with the metrics and specifics that actually score.

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Business Strategy7 min

Creating systems in the silence

Why the slow seasons are when growing firms build the infrastructure that wins the busy ones.

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Management8 min

The 3-point checklist to cut your ops costs in 30 days

Targeting exception handling, decision latency, and redundant quality checks.

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Three decades on both sides of the table

David Daniel spent thirty years in federal contracting — including managing a $650 million program for a large aerospace and defense prime — then scaled those lessons for small and mid-sized businesses across industries.

Proposal Foundry launched in 2014 to give American small business owners world-class answers to federal complexity: turnkey execution that keeps principals focused on delivery.

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Free consultation on your active opportunities.

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