Cadence
Independent proposal practice · Remote-first

Proposals that readlike someone actuallythought about them.

A proposal consulting practice for organizations that need their next response to be the strongest one they've sent. Strategy, writing, project management, and an outside set of eyes. Engagement by engagement, or ongoing.

What we do

Four waysto engage.

Most proposal work falls into one of four shapes. Pick the one that fits the moment; each is sized to the commitment you're ready to make.

01

Proposal Execution

End-to-end management of a single high-stakes proposal, from kickoff to submission.

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02

Ongoing Proposal Support

Retainer-style coverage for organizations with steady proposal volume.

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03

Process & Playbook Design

Build the proposal capability your team will run on after we're gone.

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04

Compliance & Red-Team Review

An independent pre-submission pass to catch what your team is too close to see.

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Sec. 02 / Engagements
How an engagement runs

From first noteto submission.

A short, predictable path. Most engagements move from first conversation to a signed scope in under a week, and into the work itself the week after.

  1. 01

    Discovery call

    Thirty minutes on the proposal in front of you. We figure out shape and fit before anything else.

  2. 02

    Scope memo

    A short written scope sent within 48 hours: deliverables, timeline, price, and what we'll need from you.

  3. 03

    The work

    Weekly cadence, a live compliance matrix, SME interviews, and drafts that move the score on every pass.

  4. 04

    Submission & retro

    Final assembly, submission per the RFP's rules, and a short retro on what to keep, change, and reuse.

Sec. 03 / Process
Free template

The compliance matrix
we run on every engagement.

A working Excel template, not a marketing PDF. Open it in whatever your team already runs on and adapt it to a specific RFP.

Inside the file
  • The compliance matrix, ready to adapt
  • Section L–M crosswalk
  • Instructions on the first tab

One Excel template · No follow-up emails

Sec. 04 / Templates
Get in touch

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