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You’ll drive capture strategy and execution of pursuits ranging from $75M to $250M in total contract value, spanning new business, recompetes, and task orders under major vehicles across DOW.
Job Responsibility
Drive capture strategy and execution of pursuits ranging from $75M to $250M in total contract value
Lead capture planning end-to-end: opportunity analysis, customer assessment, competitive intelligence, win strategy, teaming, pricing strategy, and capture resource planning
Work with BD Analysts and Account Managers to build and execute customer contact plans that surface hot buttons and shape requirements pre-RFP
Drive competitive analysis, incumbent assessments, blackhat reviews, ghosting strategies, and discriminator development that actually moves PWin
Develop and defend capture plans through internal Business Decision Gate reviews
Build winning teams: identify subcontractor gaps, negotiate teaming agreements, and integrate partner capabilities into a cohesive solution
Partner with Proposal Managers, Solution Architects, Pricing, and Contracts to ensure technical, management, past performance, and cost volumes tell one coherent story
Lead color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) and drive corrective action on weak themes, soft proofs, and unsubstantiated claims
Conduct rigorous Draft RFP and Final RFP analyses
develop sharp, strategic questions for the customer
Use AI tools (LLMs, competitive intel platforms, proposal automation) to accelerate research, sharpen analysis, and outpace competitors who are still doing it the old way
Brief executive leadership on capture status, risk, and bid/no-bid recommendations, with the data to back it up
Support larger captures led by Senior Capture Managers as a #2, learning the playbook for larger pursuits
Requirements
2–5 years of capture management, business development, or proposal leadership experience in federal contracting, ideally with DoW exposure
A track record of supporting or leading captures
Working knowledge of the federal acquisition lifecycle: opportunity identification, qualification, capture, proposal, and post-award transition
Hands-on experience using AI tools to support capture work — competitive research, draft analysis, win theme development, summarization, or proposal acceleration
Familiarity with Shipley, APMP, or comparable capture/proposal methodology
Strong written and verbal communication
Self-directed and remote-ready
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Nice to have
Active Secret clearance (or ability to obtain one)
Prior experience as a #2 or capture support on $250M+ DoW pursuits
Direct experience with one or more of: DTIC IAC MAC, OASIS+, SeaPort-NxG, Alliant vehicles
Pricing strategy fluency — you’ve sat in pricing-to-win sessions and contributed, not just observed
Incumbent-displacement win in your background
Shipley, APMP Foundation/Practitioner, or equivalent certification