How to Write a Vendor Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

A vendor proposal is used when you are being considered along with other potential vendors, or when bidding. Writing may not be your strong suit, you may feel a little intimidated, and a lot of small business owners feel the same way. There are some pre-designed templates you can buy online that can speed up the process of proposal writing. Outline the proposal and gather all of the information you need before you start writing. The outline will be a step by step deconstructing the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Executive Summary

The proposal’s most important section is the first page because it provides the reader with a snapshot of what is to come. In this section you will write a brief statement of the need of your company and what your company has to offer, and this is also called a statement of need. Tell your evaluators why they should use your vending company. It summarizes the key information and is designed to convince the reader to use your company. Write an excellent reason why they should choose your company over your competitors.

Product or Service Description

If you have piqued your evaluator’s interest they have read past the executive summary this is the section you must build upon their interest. You will provide the description of commodities and or services. How does the product’s key requirement meet the answers to the client’s key questions? Describe the product in terms of customer need. Describe facts or statistics that best support the product or service. This proposal must be tailored to an individual client’s need and can’t be used for every client.

About Us and Vendor Qualifications

Write the name of the President of the company. How your business is registered as a partnership, sole proprietorship or incorporated. How long have you been in business? If you are bidding with the government or the school board you will need to include a Federal ID number. It’s not necessary to include a lot of information about your small business.

Write about your experience with similar contracts. Write about the responsibilities of key personnel, and subcontractors. Make sure that you include client references.

Cost Estimate

List the price you are proposing. Include each service that your company is going to perform with a detailed fee schedule. If you are bidding, contracts are usually awarded to the lowest bidder.

Answer all of the topics in the request for proposal (RFP). Analyze the RFP sentence by sentence making sure that you address every statement. Answer topics in the same sequence that they appear in the RFP.

Provide how you are going to deliver, to install, and your ability to meet the client’s specifications. 

Reference:

Fed Market: How Are Winning Proposals Written

NYC Dept of Education: Vendor Guide

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How to Write Up a Vendor’s Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

Write your proposal--
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A vendor’s proposal is needed when your company is being considered and is an agreement between the vendor and another party. The proposal must convince the other party that you are familiar with their requirements and that you can supply to them to gain vending rights. Begin your proposal with an outline because it will help you stay organized and address every term in the requirements. Get your company brochure and balance sheets that need to be submitted with the proposal.

Executive Summary

Tell your evaluators why they should use your vending company. The executive summary explains the key information and is designed to convince the reader to use your company. Write the best reason why they should choose your company over your competitors. Give a short description of how you will do the requested job.

Provide a list of your employees and resumes of key personnel. Write a detailed description of your business, your experience, and the date you established the company.

Describe the Cost

This section of the proposal gives an itemized summary to the price to the client. Itemize your proposed price based on the budget detail. Calculate the labor, overhead, equipment and materials if applicable. The price you propose should be reasonable.

Safety

Provide a safety plan for machinery, equipment, or chemicals. Write how you are going to go about providing safety if you are using machinery that could conceivably cause an injury.

Proofread

Check for typos and errors before submitting your proposal. The proposal should be typed. Avoid mistakes that my cause it to be turned down.  

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How to Write a Professional Proposal for a Service Business

By Lanee’ Blunt

Demonstrate your company's capabilities--
Image by Lupoinfla.

A service business proposal is used when you’re trying to win a contract or you are being considered along with other companies, or you are bidding on a request for proposal (RFP). Gather the brochures and management resumes that you need to submit with the proposal. Demonstrate your company’s capabilities in the proposal, and define what your business is about.

Executive Summary

Tell your evaluators why they should use your service. This section summarizes the key information and is designed to convince the reader to use your company. Write an excellent reason why they should choose your company over your competitors. Give a short description of how you will do the requested job.

Statement of Work

Write what your company is going to do and how you are going to approach the work. Include a schedule of implementation and description of deliverables. If a product is introduced you will need to write product descriptions.

Management

Write about your experience with similar jobs. Write about the responsibilities of key personnel, and subcontractors. List your achievements. List the qualifications and responsibilities of key personnel.

Cost Estimate

The estimated costs directly related to the proposed project. If you charge the client a flat fee over $1000 you need to include a breakdown as to what this fee includes.  If you charge an hourly rate include and estimation of how many hours the project should take you.

Reference:

Fedmarket: Solving the Proposal Writing Dilemma

Onvia: First Steps to a Winning Proposal

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How to Write a Consultant Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

Present your proposal and
win the job--Image by Henkster.

A consultant will have to have a proposal when the customer asks for one, when bidding on a RFP, or when trying to get a new client. A proposal can win you the bid or can be decisive in winning a project.  Collect all of the information on your service from brochures, your website and ensure that graphs that will be included are relevant.  

Executive Summary

Write an executive summary which is a brief summary of the project. Tell the evaluators or client why your consulting firm is the best for the contract. Assume that your reader knows nothing about what the project when writing the executive summary.

Qualifications Information

Your resume and qualifications should be customized for the project you are proposing. What are the qualifications that are relevant to the job? Write about the number of similar types of jobs that you have had in the past. State the size of each job.  Give references from similar types of jobs that you have done.

Cost

How much will it cost? Address the cost estimate and explain the price you are proposing. List a final price for the project.  Include each service that is proposed with a detailed fee schedule.

Write all expected completion dates. Provide a methodology for documenting the completion dates. Double check typos, use high-quality materials, and make sure that you present the proposal on time and that it is not sloppy or misleading.

Reference:

Microsoft Office: 12 Tips for Writing a Winning Proposal; Michael W. McLaughlin

Capture Planning: How to Write a One-Person Proposal

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How to Write a Proposal for an Investor for Small Business

By Lanee’ Blunt

Get investors interested--
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To obtain financial backing your proposal must persuade a lender that your small business or product idea is worth investing in. Make sure that all of the required forms are submitted with your proposal for example, product brochures, and company balance sheets. Demonstrate your company’s capabilities in the proposal, and define what your business is about.

Executive Summary

In the executive summary provide the reader with a snapshot of the key information.  Write about your company and what you plan to do for your customers, or how your customers can benefit from using your product. Tell the evaluators what your plans are for funding.

Statement of Work

Write what you will do to help the customer. Include a schedule of implementation and description of deliverables. If a product is introduced you will need to write product descriptions.

Management

List your management team. Include the CEO and their experience, and achievements. List the qualifications and responsibilities of key personnel.

Goals and Objectives

List your financial projections for a 3 to 5 year timeframe, summarize your forecast, and include measurable and concrete methods of reaching them.

Financial Section

Investors will want to closely scrutinize their ROI. Make a list of all of the cost that relates to the operation of the project; list not only new cost that will be incurred if the project is funded, but also ongoing expenses. Explain your financial model, pricing and expected annual sales and profits.

Reference:

Microsoft: 3 Ways to Get Investors Interested in Your New Business

Capture Planning: What Should Go Into a Business Proposal?

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How to Write a Website Design Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

Website proposal example--
Image by IngerM.

A website proposal is important for any small business's success. You need to write a proposal for working with most clients, and for answering a RFP (request for proposal).  Your success will depend on your ability to win contracts and proposal writing is part of the process.  Your clients want to know if you are interested in working for them and that you understand their design requirements and how long it will take you to build it.

Executive Summary

Tell the client why they should choose your company to design their website. Include the winning themes and selling points.  Use an outline to create your selling points in the first draft using bullet points. Explain how your company is going to accomplish the work, include the features of the website and what it will be able to do.

Goals and Objectives

Answer everything in the RFP sentence by sentence so that you won't leave anything unanswered.  Tell them how you are going to build the site. Include how many pages you are going to build. Website proposals should include the hosting plan. What method of maintenance is your small business going to provide the client.

Timeline for Completion

Your website proposal needs to have a detailed set of deadlines for each section and how long each phase of the project will take.  Include what you will need from the client in order to write content for example, company photos, and company information. Include the time period that clients should have this information to you.

Cost Estimate

The project cost estimate is the estimated costs directly related to the proposed project. If you charge the client a flat fee over $1000 you need to include a breakdown as to what this fee includes.  If you charge an hourly rate include and estimation of how many hours the project should take you.

Reference:

Fedmarket: Solving the Proposal Writing Dilemma

Onvia: First Steps to a Winning Proposal

About: How to Write a Web Design Proposal, Write a Proposal that Gets You the Job; Jennifer Kyrnin

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How to Write a Cleaning Business Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

You will need to develop a winning proposal in order to compete for new business. . If you have never written a proposal before it can seem a little intimidating. There is a difference in a cleaning proposal and a cleaning bid. A cleaning proposal is a written document that may be between six to thirty pages and it describes your company in detail. On the other hand, a bid can consist of a one page document or a form sheet.

Before you write the proposal write an outline of the cleaning specifications. Take this sentence-by-sentence for the client. Analyze the specifications and explain all important sentences and important clauses in the statement of work. Understanding exactly what is in the statement of work so that you will leave nothing out of the proposal.

Executive Summary

This is an important part of the proposal because this is a summary of the need of your company. This is also called a statement of need. You will write about what your company has to offer and think of this as a sales document and is designed to convince the client to hire you. You need to stick to the facts and not write any fluffy language. You don’t need a history about your business or the president of the company.

Project Detail

Explain what service you will provide the client. Summarize the client’s needs by explaining in detail and give a description of the work your cleaning business is going to do, and how your company intends to accomplish the work. For example, “Large debris will be removed from the site and placed in waste dumpsters; service provides complete detailed cleaning of office complex.” Give a description of what you propose to do by stating what your plans are and how you will achieve your goal.

Cleaning Bid or Total Cost

This section of the cleaning business proposal gives an itemized price summary to the client. Itemize all fixed cost for structure cleaning. Write down the details of the rooms, hallway and corridors, types of rooms and specific explanatory cleaning notes. Itemize the cost by square footage and what you charge for each service you provide, for example, power scrub, extracting carpet, and polishing hardwood floors. Write how the pricing will be applied for each service that you offer. How long will it take you to complete, or how often will you clean and give a time estimate. The cleaning business proposal must convince the evaluator that you are familiar with their requirements and your small business will complete the work by the deadline.

Organization Information

Write information about your company, this can be company history, about us, and capabilities. In this section don’t brag about your small business, but try to convince evaluator that you can be trusted to get the job done.

Tips

Proofread and check for all typos.

Prepare a cover page

See also

• How to Advertise a Small Business Free Online
• How to Write Janitorial Service Proposal
• How to Open an Office Cleaning Business
• Creating a Small Business Website

Reference:

Fedmarket: Proposal Writing: The Devil is in the Detail

A Cleaning Bid: Construction Site Clean Up Projects

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How to Write a Proposal to Bid on a Job

By Lanee’ Blunt

Writing an effective proposal can win you the bid. It is important that you come up with the most accurate cost estimate and develop a low-competitive priced bid. A bid proposal is necessary for a business to be considered on a project, and is usually part of a sealed bidding process.

Read the request for proposal (RFP) several times before preparing the bid. Address the major topics in the RFP making sure that you have a clear understanding of the specifications and requirements. Gather all of the information and complete all required forms that must be submitted with the bid.

Write your bid response. Write the company profile section. Include information about your small business, your experience, and your method of performance. Tell the reader why they should hire your company. Give your work references or samples of the type of work you have performed.

Performance section explains how your company will do the job. Focus on the highlights of your business. What are the benefits of using your business?

Provide a list of your employees and resumes of key personnel. All of your senior staff should have professional resumes included in the proposal. Write a detailed description of your business, your experience, and the date you established the company.

Cost section. The bidding price should come out of the budget detail, the cost of material if any; labor, overhead, packaging and transportation. The price should meet the supplier’s rate of return objectives.

Attach financial statements, compliance reports, certificates, licenses, and company brochures with your bid proposal.

Reference

SBA: Bidding on Federal Construction Projects 

Findfrp: How to Write a Proposal or Respond to a Bid Solicitation

Rfp Templates: Bid Responsiveness Determination

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Sample Business Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

Write your business proposal--
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An outline helps you prepare the information that needs to go into the proposal. You must have a clear understanding of the business proposals objectives, technical scope, and cost. The proposal must convince the evaluators that you are familiar with their requirements and that you can do the work in a timely manner. Use your letterhead stationary.

Executive summary section states why the evaluators should use your company. Write an excellent reason why they should choose your company over the competition. Tell the evaluators how you are going to do the requested work.

Answer the topics in the same sequence in the request for proposal RFP. Answer all of the “major topic questions” in essay form. 

Benefits or “Services provided section. What are the benefits of using your business? The customer is interested in what you can do for them. Focus on the highlights of your small business. The evaluators want to know about projects that you have done that are similar to this project.

Write the “cost information” section and include the final price. Identify the goals that you want achieved. Stress the benefits of the finished plan including the evaluation.

State in the proposal a timeline and schedule for your completion dates. Write the date that the work will be finished.

Reference:

Onvia: First Steps to a Winning Proposal

Findfrp: How to Write Proposal

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Examples of a Business Proposal

By Lanee’ Blunt

Have a clear understanding of your objectives when preparing the proposal. A business proposal is used for bidding on a RFP, asking for funding, or used to persuade potential clients or customers to support the proposal financially. Focus on how your business intends to achieve the client’s goal and meet their objectives. Write from an outline. Deconstruct the request for proposal (RFP) to develop the outline before you begin writing.

Deconstruct the Request for Proposal (RFP). Go over the RFP sentence-by-sentence and make sure that you understand what it is requesting in order to build an outline to write your proposal. Explain important and unimportant clauses in the statement of work.

Write a project summary or executive summary it is a brief summary of the project. Explain why your business is best for the contract. Explain if your firm is a member of an organization.

Qualifications information. Explain all of the similar types of contracts that you have handled. State the size, the number of participants, or amount of assets.  Give the evaluator references from similar contracts that you have done.

Time of completion. What are your deadline dates? Include dates by which you proposed to complete the job. Write the cost information section and provide the proposed price.

Reference

Fedmarket: Proposal Writing: The Devil is in the Detail

A Cleaning Bid: Construction Site Clean Up Projects

Entrepreneur; How to Write an Effective Proposal; Barry Farber; 2004

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How to Write a Service Proposal for a Small Business

By Lanee’ Blunt

A service proposal is used for asking for funding, bidding on a RFP or used to get investors for your small business. Collect all of the information on your service from brochures, your website and ensure that graphs that will be included are relevant. Plan your proposal early before writing it.

Difficulty

Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need

Company brochures

Graphs

Charts

Write an executive summary which is a brief summary of the project. Tell the evaluators or client why your small business is the best for the contract.

Write the next section which you will give your firm qualifications information. Write about the number of similar types of jobs that you have had in the past. State the size of each job.  Give references from similar types of jobs that you have done.

Write your personnel information and the responsibilities of key employees in your firm. List the supervisors of the service business.

Address the cost estimate and explain the price you are proposing. List a final price for the project.  Include each service that is proposed with a detailed fee schedule.

Write all expected completion dates. Provide a methodology for documenting bidding on a RFP the completion dates. Address every topic in the request for proposal (RFP) and address them in the order that they appear in the RFP. 

Eliminate your errors by proofreading and editing. Rewrite sections that are too vague and don’t explain the full meaning of what you are proposing.  Avoid typos that will make your proposal look unprofessional and amateurs.

Tips

Have the proposal completed before the deadline so you will have time to revise the proposal.

Demonstrate that your firm has the capability to perform the job.

Reference

Fedmarket: Proposal Writing: Filling the Holes    


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How to Write a Proposal for a Small Business

By Lanee’ Blunt

A proposal for a small business requires careful preparing before you write it.  Begin the process with an outline this will help you organize your thoughts and help you prepare the information that needs to go into the proposal.  A small business proposal can help your business get business loans, investors, or more commercial clients.

Executive summary. Why should they choose your company and why your small business is the best for the contract? Write how your company is going to accomplish the requested work and how you’re going to do it. Write the history of your company.

Write the “Resume and qualifications” section. Write about your qualifications and your experience with similar jobs. Tell the evaluators the responsibilities of key personnel and subcontractors and provide their resumes.

Address major topics in the request for proposal (RFP) and address them in the order that they appear in the RFP.  What are the expected completion dates?

Cost Estimate. Propose your price. List and itemize each service that your company is going to perform with a detailed fee schedule. Include a maintenance cost estimate which is an estimated cost for planned or unplanned work which can be carried out in conjunction with the proposed project, but is not required to meet the intent of the project.

Proofread and revise. Rewrite all sections of the proposal that don’t explain in detail of what you are proposing. Eliminate all typos. Use section titles and subheadings.

Reference:

Find FRP: Government Contracting: How to Write a Proposal or Respond to a Bid Solicitation

Fedmarket: Proposal Writing: Filling the Holes

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How to Write a Janitorial Service Proposal

By Lanee' Blunt

Writing a proposal for a janitorial service requires careful preparing before you write it.  A cleaning proposal is different from a cleaning bid because it requires you to present a packet of information about your company that consists of information about your company, service, and the bid price. Start with an outline this will help you organize your thoughts and help you prepare the information that needs to go into the proposal.

Difficulty

Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need

• Brochures
• Business cards
• Report cover
• Insurance certificate
• Service agreement

Executive summary section

Start this section of the proposal with why they should use your company. Give them an excellent reason why they should choose your company over the competition. Provide a straight forward precise description of your ability to meet the requirements of the requested work.

Resume and qualifications 

Write about your qualifications and your experience with similar jobs. Tell the evaluator the responsibilities of key personnel and subcontractors. Give the qualifications of your staff profile and the number of hourly, part-time employees, and supervisors employed by the business.

Price for the project

Explain your proposed price based on the budget detail.  Provide a Cleaning bid sheet with the price you are proposing.

Address topics in the request for proposal (RFP) 

Answer the topics in the same sequence that they are in the RFP. Answer all of the “major topic questions” in essay form.  Give your complete description of  your ability to meet the requirements in the RFP. Remember, you’re not trying to write an academic paper with slow dull reading, but this is persuasive expository prose. Answer the topics of the RFP by keeping your sentences and your paragraphs short. Create a lot of white space with frequent paragraphing.

Provide a copy of your documented Quality Control Plan. Provide a copy of your Hazard Communication Plan when asked. 

Proofread the proposal for typos and errors

Avoid mistakes that may cause your proposal to be turned down with careless errors.

Tips

Professionally package the proposal with a glossy cover and use a letterhead with good quality paper.

Gather the brochures and your business cards that need to be submitted with the proposal make sure that you have all of the information needed before your deadline. Keep your writing direct and avoid a lot of unnecessary adjectives.

Reference

Fedmarket: How Are Winning Proposals Written

Onvia: First Steps to a Winning Proposal

Findfrp: How to Write Proposal

Clean Outlook: Creating a Cleaning Proposal
[Image of Janitor] (n.d). Retrieved from http://www.janitorialservicebellevue.com/janitorial-service-bellevue-services.html; http://azizico.com

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How to Write a Proposal for a Service Business

By Lanee’ Blunt

A proposal for a service business is used for bidding on a RFP, asking for funding, or used to persuade potential clients or customers to support the proposal financially. Write from an outline. Deconstruct the request for proposal (RFP) to develop an outline. Service businesses need to summarize their concerns and begin planning early before writing the proposal.  Collect all of the information on your company from service brochures, and ensure that graphs that will be included are relevant.

Difficulty

Moderately Challenging

Things You’ll Need

Company brochures

Graphs

Charts

Write a project summary or executive summary which is a brief summary of the project. Tell the evaluators or client why your service is best for the contract.

Start the next section with “qualifications” information. Write about the number of similar types of contracts. State the size of each plan and the number of participants, or amount of assets.  Give references from similar types of contracts that you have done.

Start the third section “Personnel information” and the responsibilities of key employees in your company, and subcontractors that are named in the proposal.

Start the forth section “Cost estimate” and explain the price you are proposing. List a project price.  Include each service that is proposed with a detailed fee schedule.

Address expected completion dates in the fifth section. Address major topics in the request for proposal (RFP) and address them in the order that they appear in the RFP. 

Avoid typos that will make your proposal look unprofessional.

Eliminate all errors by proofreading the proposal. Rewrite sections that are too vague and don’t explain the full meaning of what you are proposing. 

Tips

Make sure that your proposal has demonstrated that your company has the capability to perform the job.

Reference

Findfrp: Government Contracting; How to Write a Proposal or Respond to a Bid Solicitation

Fedmarket: Proposal Writing: Filling the Holes  


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Writing Business Proposals

By Lanee' Blunt

Writing a business proposal can be intimidating, but you can lesson the stress by careful preparation. Deconstruct the request for proposal (RFP) and develop an outline. Address every term and requirement in the RFP when you write the outline. The proposal will be evaluated by what your business is going to bring to the table.

Focus on how your product or service will help your prospects achieve their goal and meet objectives. Demonstrate that your firm has the capability to perform the proposed job.

Create a timeline for completion and set deadlines for each section of the proposal. People that are responsible for sections of the proposal make sure that they will have their end on time, for example, managers, engineers, and contractors.

Complete all documents that have to be submitted with the proposal. Gather all documentation that will be submitted for example, brochures and company balance sheets.

Eliminate all errors by proofreading the proposal. Rewrite sections that are too vague and don’t explain the full meaning of what you are proposing. Avoid typos that will make your proposal look amateurish and unprofessional. Complete the proposal before your deadline so that you will have time to revise it.

Onvia: B2G Resources: First Steps to a Winning Proposal

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Tips on How to Write a Business Proposal

By Lanee' Blunt

A good proposal is always well organized, easily readable, and understandable. You must convince the client that your business is the right choice for the job. A proposal is used for bidding on a request for proposal (RFP), asking for funding, or used to persuade potential clients or customers to support the proposal financially.

Before you begin to write the proposal, deconstruct the request for proposal (RFP), sentence by sentence. Make sure that you understand what the RFP is asking. Write an outline which addresses every term and requirement. With an outline you will address the RFP’s specification, cut down on confusion, and organize your thoughts. Writing without an outline leads to confusion and you might end up with a proposal that does not meet the RFP standards.

Assign deadlines for completion of different parts of the proposal. If other people are responsible for other sections of the proposal assign deadlines for them. Set deadlines for each section so that when the proposal deadline approaches you will have it in on time. Identify the resources that you will need to provide the technical descriptions and compliance matrices.

Reference:

Fedmarket: How Are Winning Proposals Written

National Science Foundation: Writing the Proposal Narrative


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How to Write a Small Business Proposal

By Lanee' Blunt

Writing a small business proposal is a challenge, but it can be done providing that you take the right steps and provide the right information. Writing a small business proposal can help your business by getting you a business loan, investors, or more commercial clients. A proposal’s effectiveness is based on the value that your business brings to the table.

Skill

Moderate

Things You’ll Need

Company brochures

Cost of material

Cover reports

White printer paper

Write the executive summary. Tell the evaluator why they should choose your company and why your small business is the best for the contract. Explain to the reader that your company is going to accomplish the requested work and how you’re going to do it. Give the history of your company.

Small business qualifications. Write about the number of similar types of projects that your small business has worked on. State the size of each project and the number of participants. Provide references from the other jobs that you have done that are similar to the one you are writing the proposal for.

Cost Estimate. Explain the price you are proposing. List your project price. Include each service that your company is going to perform with a detailed fee schedule. Include a maintenance cost estimate which is an estimated cost for planned or unplanned work which can be carried out in conjunction with the proposed project, but is not required to meet the intent of the project.

Schedule.  Address expected completion dates. The schedule should provide a timeline throughout the project. A timeline which includes a beginning date and end date. For example, timeline will include a beginning and end date for construction, installation for site preparation, assembly,  equipment installation, and functional testing.

Personal Information. Provide the responsibilities of key personnel in your company. List all management and all employees that will be doing certain jobs.

Proofread. Rewrite sections of the proposal that are vague and may not explain in detail of what you are proposing. Eliminate all typos. Use section titles and subheadings. Avoid adjectives that make your proposal sound too unprofessional and amateurs.

Tips

Demonstrate in the proposal that your firm has the capabilities to perform the proposed job.

Complete the proposal on time before the deadline so that you will have time to go over it and revise the proposal.

Reference:

AESO: Proposal to Provide Service

Find FRP: Government Contracting: How to Write a Proposal or Respond to a Bid Solicitation


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How to Write an Effective Change Proposal

By Lanee' Blunt

You must have a clear understanding of the change proposals objectives, technical scope, cost and schedule constraints for the preparation. The change proposal must be submitted on time and it must be complete and informative.

A change proposal is a formal proposal to change the level of service or funding for activities or to effect changes to the scope of work. The change analysis proposal must be planned and then there has to be a coordinated effort between the client and the contractor. 

Difficulty

Moderately changeling

Things You’ll Need

Supplementary information to support change

Test data

Technical documentation

Write a succinct title. Address your title by a name that will be descriptive and easily remembered because it will be used for reference purposes, for questions, and for discussions.

Write a summary of the request. Start the summary informing the client of what is being requested. Address the problem and the need. Explain why the problem cannot be resolved.  Explain why current efforts are not effective.

Write the “analysis” section and explain the background and history of the program or service. Write about the recent program changes, other similar activities, and explain if they are affective. State the impact on the facility and what the capital needs are.

Write the “justification or reason” section and explain how the proposal is consistent with the strategic plan.  Identify the objectives that will support your change analysis proposal.  Explain in detail the reason that the change will affect the quality of the service.  State in this section why the recommended program is the correct way and give benefits of this program. Explain the urgency and if it has to be done now state the reason for the urgency.

Support the recommendation with facts that back up every thing that you have stated.

Write the “cost information” section and include the final price. Identify the goals that you want achieved. Stress the benefits of the finished plan including the evaluation.

Present an analysis on why you believe the recommendation meets the problem, and explain why it is feasible. What will happen if the work is not done? Write the time table, and include the dates by which you propose the implementation of the request.

Tips

If your proposal is lengthy make sure that you answer each section in detail and justify your solution.

Reference

NATO: Standardization Document Change Proposal     

California Gov: How to Write an Effective Budget Change Proposal

Product Lifecycle Management: Engineering Change Proposal

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How to Write a Proposal to Build a Factory

By Lanee' Blunt

Write an effective proposal--
ColinBroug

Identify the resources that you will need to provide the technical descriptions and compliance matrices. Set deadlines for each section so that when the proposal deadline approaches you will have the proposal on time. You must have a clear understanding of your objectives when preparing the proposal. A proposal for building a factory is used when you are being considered along with other potential contractors. When you write your proposal carefully plan and prepare an outline. Address every term and requirement in the RFP when writing the outline. The proposal should address the RFP line for line.

Difficulty

Moderately changeling

Things You’ll Need

Charts and graphs

Resumes

Conceptual drawings

Brochures

Write section one. Start with the description in which you will provide the reader with a snapshot of what you plan to build. Address in this section how people will benefit from the factory and where it will be located. Write your mission statement. Tell them in your mission statement that you are committed and what you plan for the community. For example, give a description of a similar factory that you have built.

Write section two. In section two stress the benefits of building the factory. What is the direct benefit to the city? Inform the reader of how many jobs the factory might bring to the city. Inform the reader of the sales tax benefits. Give an explanation of the benefits of hiring your company for example, the experience and capabilities that your company has in similar projects.

Write the development section in section three of the proposal. State what the building’s features will be by giving the square footage and the maximum height of the building. Write about the features of the office space, restrooms, and the restaurant giving a detailed description of each item.

Write the fourth section. Write the time of completion. Set deadline dates and include dates by which you proposed to complete the job. Write the cost information section and provide the proposed price.

Write the fifth section. Provide a list of qualifications, a list of resumes and the responsibilities of the key personal named in the proposal. Include information on engineers, architects and your project team and provide references. What experience do the founders of the company have? List the company goals and objectives.

Warnings:

Writing without an outline leads to confusion and you might end up with a proposal that does not meet the RFP standards.

Reference:

Fedmarket: How Are Winning Proposals Written

Arizona Gov: Scottsdale RFP Response

Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce: How to Build a Proposal Package for Your Company; Gerald Brown

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