Government Contracting Manager / Proposal Writer

About Swoop:

At Swoop, we’re on a mission to rapidly integrate our most critical infrastructure, National Security assets, and leading-edge innovation - a mission that fundamentally changes the future of how we connect. Working in stealth mode, our team has developed and fielded SwoopOS—an integrated platform of interoperable products to map, secure, and intelligently orchestrate device infrastructure at the edge. Whether it’s legacy or next gen equipment, Swoop allows systems to be interoperable, modernized, and their purposes reimagined all through software. If you want to be a part of an incredible team—high energy and creative, disruptive with exquisite technical acumen, and bounded by a core commitment to integrity and National Security…apply today! 

Your Impact:

By its nature, Swoop Technologies cuts across business units, organizational verticals, and government departments and agencies in a disruptive yet highly relevant manner. The individual in this position must be proactive, collaborative, and exhibit a high level of knowledge and experience in government contracting particularly in the OTA and non-traditional vendor space. He/She must be able to multi-task at the tactical level yet support broader strategic engagements and opportunities as Swoop Technologies rapidly expands into different government and defense markets. 

Our deployment of Swoop solutions requires a natural ability to integrate into high performing technical teams who meet urgent operational requirements for customers. Integrity, persistence, and creativity are key characteristics that enable us to impact National Security in compelling ways.

What You’ll Do:

• Act as the lead and managing writer for all US Government capture opportunities, including RFP and RFI across government verticals (defense, space, etc.)

• Work closely with cross-functional Swoop teams to ensure proposals align with customer requirements while demonstrating Swoop’s value

• Make Swoop’s deeply technical product offerings easily accessible for both technical and non-technical audiences

• Create reading materials that will highly resonate with both technical and non-technical audiences, showing Swoop’s extensive capabilities and ability to satisfy all customer needs

• Work closely with partners/subcontractors to work draft content into detailed and highly effective proposals

• Build Swoop’s internal proposal content from the ground up. This includes templates, writing guides, etc, that will be adjustable across government agencies and RFPs

• Manage multiple ongoing proposal efforts at one time, often across government and defense agencies, with ability to prioritize these efforts effectively 
  

You Should Have:

• 3-5 years writing proposals for US Government agencies

• Active US Security Clearance

• Deep understanding of US government contract capture, contract structures, and proposal processes

• Experience with OTA and FAR/DFAR based contracts

• Demonstrated ability taking technical concepts and writing detailed proposals centered on those concepts for non-technical audiences (provide writing samples)

• Expertise working collaboratively with technical and non-technical teams alike, with a shown ability to bring teams together to create meaningful proposal outputs

• Working location in Washington DC

Bonus if you have:

• Prior US Military experience or direct DOD work experience

• Desire to take ownership of your work, working with limited structure and oversight

Swoop Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.