Government Contracting
Operational infrastructure built for the GovCon lifecycle.
From capture and proposal operations to compliance workflows and delivery systems, we help government contractors build the operational backbone that supports consistent growth and execution.
Experience
GovCon experience across pursuit, proposal, and delivery environments.
We support government contractors across both offensive and defensive growth efforts, including new pursuits, recompetes, renewals, and post-award contract support.
Our experience includes federal and state-level solicitations, small business and set-aside environments, capture planning, compliance reviews, SME interviews, color team coordination, and proposal operations support for contractors pursuing opportunities ranging from smaller state and local bids to larger IDIQ environments.
This is not just proposal writing. It is the operating discipline behind deciding where to compete, structuring the response, managing contributors, controlling compliance, and preserving reusable assets for the next pursuit.
10+
Years in government consulting and proposal management
$65M+
In competitive federal proposal submissions supported
Large & Small
Organizations across the GovCon lifecycle
The GovCon Lifecycle
One command center, from market scan to post-award.
We build the operating backbone behind the full pursuit lifecycle, so proposals stop being reactive fire drills and become a repeatable system.
Market Scan
Identify the right opportunities
Opportunity Qualification
Filter for real fit
Bid / No-Bid
Disciplined go decision
Capture Plan
Position before the RFP drops
Compliance Matrix
Requirements traced to sections
Proposal Build
Coordinated, structured writing
Review Gates
Color teams and quality control
Submission
On-time, compliant delivery
Reusable Asset Library
Capture content for next time
Post-Award Execution
Transition into delivery
Built for contractors who need proposal discipline, not proposal chaos.
We are a strong fit for contractors that have real capability but need more structure around how they find, qualify, pursue, manage, and execute government opportunities.
If that sounds familiar, we help create the operating structure behind better pursuit decisions, cleaner submissions, and stronger follow-through.
Find Your Starting Point
Where you are determines the right GovCon support.
Government contracting support should match your current stage. Some companies need to validate whether GovCon is worth pursuing. Others need a stronger pipeline, cleaner proposal operations, or embedded support during active pursuits. Use the guide below to identify the best starting point.
Current situation
You are not sure whether GovCon is a realistic growth channel yet.
Recommended path
30-Day GovCon Readiness Sprint
Best for trade, service, healthcare, consulting, or operational businesses that want to assess buyer fit, registration readiness, opportunity alignment, and pursuit feasibility before investing heavily in bids.
Current situation
You are seeing opportunities, but you are unsure which ones are worth pursuing.
Recommended path
GovCon Pipeline & Pursuit Diagnostic
Best for contractors that need a clearer opportunity pipeline, bid/no-bid structure, buyer targeting, NAICS and set-aside alignment, and a practical 30/60/90-day pursuit plan.
Current situation
You have active pursuits, but proposal execution feels reactive or messy.
Recommended path
Proposal Operations Buildout
Best for teams that need compliance matrices, review calendars, proposal trackers, content libraries, submission checklists, and a repeatable operating system for managing proposals.
Current situation
You need ongoing capture, proposal, and post-award operating support.
Recommended path
Embedded Capture & Proposal Operations Support
Best for contractors managing active pursuits, subcontractor coordination, review cycles, proposal drafting support when scoped, submission package preparation, and reusable asset capture across multiple opportunities.
Proof Across the GovCon Lifecycle
GovCon operating support, grounded in real environments.
HRE's GovCon work is grounded in pursuit discipline, proposal operations, compliance control, and delivery execution. The examples below are intentionally anonymized but reflect the kinds of environments we support.
Healthcare Services WOSB
Supported public-sector pursuit strategy, compliance mapping, staffing approach development, partner coordination, and proposal structure for a healthcare services organization entering or expanding in government markets.
Healthcare | WOSB | Public Sector Pursuit
Federal Consulting Environment
Supported proposal operations and delivery coordination across federal consulting environments, including SME coordination, compliance reviews, proposal volume development, and operating cadence support.
Federal | Proposal Operations | Delivery Support
Small Business GovCon Readiness
Helped small business teams translate real operational capability into buyer targeting, opportunity screening, pipeline structure, reusable proposal assets, and practical pursuit decision-making.
Small Business | Readiness | Capture Structure
Not sure GovCon is the right fit yet?
Start with the 30-Day GovCon Readiness Sprint
A focused sprint for trade and service businesses to assess whether government contracting is a realistic growth channel, map the highest-fit buyers, and build a practical readiness plan before investing heavily in bids.
Service Scope
GovCon support across the pursuit lifecycle.
We help contractors create the operating structure behind better capture, stronger proposals, cleaner compliance, and smoother post-award execution.
Pre-Award & Capture
Opportunity research, bid sourcing, early capture support, pipeline tracking, competitive analysis, incumbent research, teaming support, capture planning, and bid/no-bid structure.
Proposal Development
RFP deconstruction, compliance matrices, proposal outlines, executive summaries, technical approaches, management plans, staffing approaches, past performance narratives, review support, and submission readiness.
Proposal Operations Infrastructure
Reusable content libraries, review calendars, proposal task trackers, compliance control systems, document structures, templates, version control practices, and proposal workflows.
Post-Award Support
Mobilization planning, deliverable tracking, reporting cadence, compliance monitoring, subcontractor coordination, audit-ready documentation, CPARS inputs, and follow-on positioning.
Operationalize it in ClickUp
Automated GovCon Opportunity Intake & Capture Operating System
See how we build a ClickUp operating system that automates intake, applies business-fit qualification, organizes solicitation documents, and supports human-supervised AI analysis with executive visibility across the capture pipeline.
Compliance-first proposal control
Every proposal starts with the solicitation.
We use Sections L and M as the blueprint for structure, compliance, and strategy. Section L defines what must be submitted, how it must be organized, and what formatting or attachment requirements need to be followed. Section M shows how the response will be evaluated and what the reviewers will prioritize.
We crosswalk those requirements early, then build a compliance matrix that tracks instructions, evaluation criteria, ownership, response status, attachments, and review checkpoints. This gives the team a clear control system from intake through final submission preparation.
The goal is simple: make it easy for evaluators to find what they asked for, understand why the response is strong, and see that every requirement has been addressed.
How We Work
A structured model for GovCon execution.
We help contractors assess the opportunity, structure the pursuit system, execute the response, and capture reusable assets for future growth.
- 01
Assess the Opportunity and Operating Reality
Review the opportunity pipeline, current proposal process, business development activity, compliance practices, reusable assets, and delivery readiness.
- 02
Structure the Pursuit System
Define bid/no-bid criteria, pipeline tracking, capture workflow, compliance matrix structure, review gates, document ownership, and submission timeline.
- 03
Build and Execute
Develop proposal outlines, draft content, coordinate reviews, manage compliance tracking, structure supporting documentation, and keep the team aligned through submission.
- 04
Transfer and Improve
Capture reusable assets, document lessons learned, refine templates, update content libraries, and prepare the team for future pursuits.
Proposal risk control
How we control proposal risk.
Government proposals often fail because of missed instructions, weak version control, unclear ownership, late reviewer feedback, or rushed final production.
This creates a repeatable proposal operating system, not a one-time scramble.
Capture operations infrastructure
The system behind a disciplined pipeline.
Winning work in GovCon is an operating problem before it is a writing problem. We build the capture infrastructure that keeps your pipeline visible, prioritized, and moving.
Pipeline tracking
Every pursuit tracked from lead to award.
Opportunity dashboard
Prioritized view of what to pursue and when.
Contact management
Agencies, primes, partners, and POCs in one place.
Relationship tracking
Touchpoints and teaming history over time.
Proposal workflow
Structured intake, sections, owners, and reviews.
Bid pipeline
Bid/no-bid discipline and pursuit timelines.
Capture reviews
Gate reviews that keep pursuits on track.
KPI dashboard
Win rate, pipeline value, and pursuit health.
Principal-led. Team-supported. Scoped for execution.
Packages
Three ways to engage, from pursuit clarity to proposal execution.
Each engagement is led by our principal and supported by the right mix of research, proposal operations, documentation, coordination, and specialist support based on the scope. The goal is to give contractors a practical operating structure behind better pursuit decisions, cleaner proposal execution, and stronger follow-through.
Bronze
GovCon Pipeline & Pursuit Diagnostic
Typical timeline: 1–2 weeks
For contractors that need a clearer view of where to compete, what to pursue, and how to build an early capture rhythm.
Or schedule a fit callDelivery model
Principal-led diagnostic with research and documentation support as needed.
What it includes
- Current-state review
- Opportunity pipeline review
- Bid sourcing and early capture support
- SAM.gov, state, and local portal monitoring recommendations
- NAICS, set-aside, and agency alignment check
- Opportunity scoring and fit notes
- Bid/no-bid criteria recommendations
- Capture and proposal process assessment
- Priority opportunity recommendations
- 30/60/90-day GovCon action plan
Deliverables
- Pipeline diagnostic
- Bid/no-bid framework
- Opportunity prioritization summary
- Bid sourcing playbook
- Capture process recommendations
- 30/60/90-day roadmap
Silver
Proposal Operations Buildout
Typical timeline: 3–4 weeks
For contractors that need a more structured system for managing pursuits and proposals, including reusable proposal infrastructure that can be applied to future pursuits.
Or schedule a fit callDelivery model
Principal-led buildout with support for proposal operations, documentation, tracker setup, content organization, and workflow coordination.
What it includes
- Everything in Bronze
- Proposal workflow design
- Compliance matrix template
- Review calendar and color team structure
- Proposal task tracker
- Content library structure
- Past performance and resume repository recommendations
- Submission readiness checklist
Deliverables
- Proposal operating system
- Compliance matrix template
- Color review process
- Proposal task tracker
- Reusable content library structure
- Submission checklist
- GovCon operating guide
Gold
Embedded Capture & Proposal Operations Support
Typical timeline: Monthly retainer or active pursuit support
For contractors that need ongoing support across active pursuits, proposal operations, capture coordination, and growth infrastructure. We support solicitation breakdown, compliance mapping, proposal outlines, drafting and editing when scoped, review coordination, stakeholder follow-up, subcontractor coordination, and final submission package preparation. In many engagements, the client remains the official submitting party when portal access, contracting officer communication, or authorized company credentials are required.
Schedule a Fit CallDelivery model
Principal-led operating support with the right mix of capture, proposal operations, documentation, coordination, grant/funding, recruiting, or specialist support based on the engagement.
What it includes
- Everything in Silver
- Active opportunity analysis
- RFP deconstruction and compliance mapping
- Proposal outline and writing plan
- Drafting, editing, and narrative development when scoped
- Review cycle support
- Stakeholder and subcontractor coordination
- Final submission package preparation (client remains official submitting party when required)
- Post-submission lessons learned and reusable asset capture
Deliverables
- Compliant proposal outline
- Annotated compliance matrix
- Proposal drafts or section-level content when scoped
- Review tracker
- Submission-ready package prepared for client upload and authorization
- Reusable proposal assets
- Lessons learned and next-pursuit recommendations
A note on pricing
Pricing shown represents typical starting points. Final scope depends on opportunity complexity, number of active pursuits, proposal volume, compliance requirements, submission timelines, teaming needs, and the level of hands-on support required. Active proposal writing, technical volume development, pricing volume support, graphic production, and rush submissions are scoped separately. Each engagement is scoped with clear deliverables, milestones, and expectations before work begins.
Principal-led, team-supported
Our engagements are principal-led and team-supported. Depending on scope, delivery may include research, project coordination, proposal operations, documentation, recruiting, grant/funding, or specialist support. Not every resource is assigned to every engagement; the delivery team is matched to the work required.
Getting started
What we need to start smoothly.
A strong GovCon engagement starts with the right inputs. Depending on the scope, we may request:
These inputs help us build the timeline, confirm dependencies, structure the workspace, and move quickly without losing compliance discipline.
What you'll receive
Client-ready deliverables and handoff artifacts.
What you leave with, depending on the tier and scope of the engagement.
Capture and pursuit plan
Qualified opportunity pipeline
Annotated compliance matrix
Proposal operating system
Review and color-team tracker
Reusable proposal assets
Pipeline and pursuit dashboard
Leadership reporting views
Available add-ons
Extend the engagement with targeted support.
Each add-on is a capability we already deliver across our operations and GovCon service lines.
Capture Pipeline Setup
A qualified pipeline with owners, stages, and follow-up.
Proposal Template Library
Reusable, compliance-ready proposal sections and boilerplate.
SOP Documentation
Written procedures for capture, proposal, and delivery.
Operations System Buildout
The operating infrastructure behind consistent delivery.
Executive KPI Dashboard
Leadership reporting on pipeline and win-rate metrics.
Fractional COO Support
Embedded operations leadership as you scale GovCon work.
30-Day Readiness Sprint
A fixed-scope diagnostic to confirm GovCon fit before you invest.
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