About this role
Role provides BD support to grow GovCon opportunities focusing on top-of-funnel activities, including prospecting and pipeline development within DoD and federal markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and contact potential teaming partners
- Qualify and track new opportunities in DoD/federal marketplace
- Execute proactive prospecting and lead generation
- Review solicitations and identify strategic opportunities
- Support full lifecycle responses (Sourcing, RFIs, RFPs, Task Orders)
- Draft and format proposal content
- Conduct compliance reviews
- Manage documentation and dashboards
Technical Overview
Experience leveraging GovWin, GovDash, and GSA platforms to identify opportunities; ability to draft compliant responses and manage RFP/RFI processes.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a GovCon-focused BD specialist with DoD and federal contracting experience, strong proposal coordination, and the ability to manage multiple opportunities through the full lifecycle.
Must-Have Skills
Currently enrolled in a relevant degree program [e.g.BusinessMarketingEconomicsetc.] or recent graduateStrong written and verbal communication skillsFamiliarity with federal acquisition processes and experience supporting responses to Sources SoughtRFIsand RFPsExperience supporting proposal development and detailed compliance reviewsAnalytical mindset with ability to gatheranalyzeand interpret dataMS Office SuiteAdobe Acrobat ProfessionalExperience with CRM tools and government opportunity platforms (GovWinSAM.govGovDashGSAPIEE) preferredHands-on experience in business development and government contracting (DoD strongly preferred)Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environmentStrong interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationshipsWorks well in a team environmentLess than 15% travel
Nice-to-Have Skills
GovWinSAM.govGovDashGSAPIEE experienceExperience with researching and tracking federal opportunitiesDoD contracting background
Tools & Platforms
GovWinGovDashC2PGSAPIEESAM.gov
Required Skills
prospectinglead generationgovernment contractsDoDfederal marketplaceRFIsRFPsSources Soughtproposal developmentcompliance reviewsCRM toolsGovWinGovDashGSAPIEESAM.govMS Office SuiteAdobe Acrobat Professional
Hard Skills
prospectinglead generationgovernment contractsDoDRFIsRFPsSources Soughtproposal contentcompliance reviewsCRM toolsGovWinGovDashGSAPIEEresearchmarket analysisteam collaborationMS Office SuiteAdobe Acrobat Professional
Soft Skills
strong written and verbal communicationattention to detailtime managementindependenceteam collaborationanalytical mindset
Keywords for Your Resume
Business Development SpecialistGovConGovernment ContractsDoDfederal marketplaceprospectinglead generationRFIsRFPsSources Soughtproposal contentcompliance reviewsCRM toolsGovWinGovDashC2PGSAPIEESAM.govMS Office SuiteAdobe Acrobat ProfessionalgovcondoDrfprfisources soughtproposal developmentgovwinsam.govgovdash
Deal Breakers
No GovCon or DoD experience, Lack of RFIs/RFPs experience, Unable to work remote with occasional travel
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