CACI International

IDIQ Proposal Manager

CACI International$94K — $198K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, English, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience managing federal proposals (DOJ experience preferred).
  • Proven track record in managing complex proposal efforts under tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated ability to create compliant, high-quality proposal content.
  • Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office Suite and Teams collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Lead comprehensive proposal development for various MEGA task orders and modifications.
  • Manage proposal schedules and compliance requirements throughout the submission process.
  • Coordinate critical review phases to incorporate feedback from stakeholders.
  • Create engaging proposal content including executive summaries and transition plans.
  • Support rapid pricing changes and staffing updates as required for task orders.
  • Develop and distribute project performance reports and monthly newsletters.
  • Maintain proposal documentation and resources for knowledge management.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare options.
  • Wellness and financial support programs.
  • Retirement plans and family support services.
  • Opportunities for continuing education and professional development.
  • Generous time-off policies.
Full Job Description
Job Title: IDIQ Proposal Manager

Job Category: Project and Program Management

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: None

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Local

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The Opportunity:

The MEGA Program Proposal Manager oversees the planning, development, and submission of compliant, compelling, and timely proposals across multiple Department of Justice MEGA task orders. This position plays a critical role in coordinating proposal development efforts, ensuring alignment with MEGA-wide strategy, and supporting contract transition, pricing refinement, and narrative quality.


This role requires a highly organized, detail-oriented professional with experience leading proposal teams under tight deadlines, supporting pricing data calls, maintaining accuracy across staffing matrices, and partnering closely with MEGA division leaders, program operations, contracts, and capture personnel.

Responsibilities:


Proposal Leadership & Development

  • Lead end-to-end proposal development for MEGA task orders, modifications, extensions, and re-competes.
  • Manage proposal schedules, compliance matrices, reviews, production, and final submission.
  • Coordinate Pink/Red/Gold Team reviews—ensuring incorporation of reviewer feedback.
  • Develop high-quality proposal content, including executive summaries, technical narratives, transition plans, and staffing approaches.
  • Support rapid turnaround FUP/extension pricing changes, staffing table updates, and narrative modifications as frequently seen in MEGA task orders.
  • Creation of monthly PMRs on multiple programs.
  • Generation of monthly MEGA newsletter to enable effective communication and employee recognition for 500+ staff located nationwide.
  • Develop project documentation and training materials; maintain SharePoint repositories for controlled knowledge management.
  • Provide business development support including market and opportunity research, milestone preparation, client briefing preparation, and opportunity tracking.


Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

  • Work closely with MEGA Program Directors and Division Leadership to align proposal strategy.

  • Partner with Contracts to ensure compliance and timely question responses.

  • Coordinate with pricing analysts and SMEs to gather technical, staffing, and cost inputs.

  • Maintain communication with recruiting and redeployment teams to track candidate availability for proposal staffing.


Content & Data Management

  • Maintain proposal assets, boilerplates, MEGA-specific past performance, resumes, staffing matrices, and certification requirements.

  • Track pipeline inputs and proposal assignments for multiple MEGA divisions.

  • Support drafting or updating MEGA-wide templates and artifacts (pricing tables, staffing lists, compliance matrices).


Compliance & Quality Assurance

  • Ensure proposals meet all solicitation requirements, including formatting, page count limitations, section responses, and submission instructions.

  • Conduct thorough quality checks on narratives, resumes, and pricing tables prior to submission.

  • Ensure proposals adhere to DOJ MEGA expectations and enterprise standards.

Qualifications:

Required: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, English, or related field.

  • 5+ years of experience managing federal proposals (DOJ experience strongly preferred).

  • Demonstrated experience managing complex proposal efforts under rapid deadlines.

  • Proven ability to develop compliant, compelling proposal content.

  • Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

  • Proficiency with MS Office Suite and Teams collaboration.


Desired:

  • Experience supporting MEGA Program task orders or comparable DOJ contract vehicles.

  • Familiarity with litigation support, eDiscovery, data analytics support, or federal civilian IT services.

  • Understanding of staffing models and pricing structures used across MEGA task orders (including FUPs, extended performance periods, and variable labor mix adjustments).

  • PMP or similar certification.

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Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$94,400 - $198,200

About CACI International

CACI International Inc is a multinational professional services and information technology company. It provides services to many branches of the federal government including defense, homeland security, intelligence, and healthcare. CACI has approximately 23,000 employees worldwide. The company's mission is to provide enterprise and mission technology services and solutions that best fit the needs of its customers. CACI has been named a Fortune World's Most Admired Company, a Washington Post Top Workplace, and a Forbes Best Employer for Diversity.
Learn more about CACI International
Size
22,000 employees
Market Cap
$7.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$374.4 million
Founded
1962
5 Year Trend
+7.3%
Revenue
$5.8 billion
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