Proposals · SOQs · Pitch Decks — commercial construction & design

The project is decided on paper.
Submit the document that instills confidence.

V1 builds the proposals, qualification packages, and interview presentations that enhance your likelihood of bid success — for commercial contractors, subcontractors, and design firms pursuing private work.

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One shopfor every pursuit document — RFPs, RFQs, SOQs, and interview decks
~1 hourof your team's total time per pursuit — we carry the rest
3–5 daysstandard turnaround, kickoff to submission-ready
Fixedpricing on every engagement — quoted before we start
Capabilities

You bring the expertise. We put its best foot forward.

V1 isn't a construction firm — and that's the point. You already have the field knowledge, the projects, and the people. What we bring is the craft of the pursuit itself: writing, structure, and persuasion, applied to the documents and presentations that decide who gets the work.

Everything your firm submits or presents in a pursuit, we build — the written response, the qualification package, the interview deck. And when it's time to present, we prep the presenter too.

1

RFP & RFQ responses

Complete, compliance-mapped responses written the way evaluators score — specific to each client and project, never boilerplate.

2

SOQs & prequalification packages

Qualification packages and capability statements that get you through the gate and onto the bid list.

3

Interview & pitch decks

Shortlist presentations and developer pitches built to be briefed — clear storyline, clean visuals, speaker notes included.

4

Interview prep & delivery coaching

We rehearse your PM or team lead on the deck we built — structure, timing, Q&A — until it's delivered as confidently as it reads.

Services

Three ways to work with V1

Fixed-price and productized — you know the cost before we start, and you keep the editable source files.

01

Proposals & SOQs

One high-stakes document, done completely — bid proposal, RFP response, or qualification package.

  • Kickoff strategy call + key-theme development
  • Compliance-mapped to every RFP requirement
  • Full design pass in your brand
  • 10-point quality gate before delivery
02

Interview & Pitch Decks

You made the shortlist. The interview is a briefing — and briefings are our native language.

  • Shortlist interview presentations
  • Developer & capital pitch decks
  • Speaker notes and delivery coaching included
  • 48–72 hr rush available
03

Pursuit Partner

Your outsourced proposal department, on retainer.

  • 2–4 pursuits every month, documents or decks
  • Maintained boilerplate & template library
  • 48-hour response SLA
  • Quarterly capability statement refresh
The difference

The in-house reality vs. the V1 standard

The typical submission

Written after the real job

  • Drafted at 10 p.m. by an owner or PM whose day job is the project, not the pursuit
  • Same boilerplate sent to every client — and evaluators can tell
  • Requirements missed or answered out of order under deadline pressure
  • Capabilities stated without evidence a reviewer can score
  • No design pass — dense pages that look like every competitor's
The V1 standard

Built by a dedicated system

  • A structured production process with your input capped at about an hour
  • Written for this client, this project, this evaluation — every time
  • Compliance matrix mapping every requirement to its answer
  • Every claim paired with a number, a project, or a name
  • Designed pages with clear hierarchy that respect the reviewer's time
What we offer

Six commitments on every engagement

Not aspirations — the written working terms of every engagement.

J.R. Cook, Founder of V1 Proposals
J.R. Cook Founder B.S. Systems Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy M.S. Human Systems Engineering, University of Florida

01 — Fixed price, always

Quoted in full before we start. No hourly billing, no scope surprises, no invoice you didn't see coming.

02 — On time, every time

The delivery date is built backward from your submission deadline with margin to spare. Rush turnarounds (48–72 hrs) available.

03 — Revised until you approve

Unlimited revision rounds within the pursuit. The balance isn't due until you've signed off on the final document.

04 — You own everything

Editable source files, templates, and boilerplate developed for your firm stay with your firm. No hostage files.

05 — Direct to the principal

No account managers, no handoffs. Calls, drafts, and decisions run through one person with full context on your firm.

06 — Confidential by default

Your pricing, client relationships, and pursuit strategy never leave the engagement.

Process

How it works

Your total time investment per pursuit: a 20-minute intake, a 30-minute kickoff call, and one review.

Send the pursuit

The RFP or invitation, the deadline, and whatever materials you have — polished or not.

30-minute kickoff

A recorded working session where we capture what sets your firm apart for this project, in the client's language.

We build

Strategy, writing, and design. Every claim carries evidence; anything unverified is flagged for your review.

Submit with confidence

Submission-ready files in the required format, on time — with a debrief after the decision, either way.

Pricing

Simple, fixed, and built to be tested

Start with the Pilot — $1,500

One full pursuit document — proposal, SOQ, or deck — at a first-engagement rate, with every commitment above in force. The fee credits toward a retainer started within 30 days. Test us on a real pursuit before committing to more.

Claim the pilot

Per Pursuit

$3,500–$7,500 / document
Decks from $2,500. For one-off, high-stakes submissions.
  • Proposal, SOQ, or interview deck
  • Kickoff strategy call + key themes
  • Compliance matrix + design pass
  • 3–5 day turnaround, rush available
Most chosen

Pursuit Partner

$3,500 / month
$6,000/mo for 4 pursuits. For firms pursuing work every month.
  • 2–4 pursuits monthly, documents or decks
  • Maintained boilerplate & template library
  • 48-hour response SLA
  • Quarterly capability statement refresh

Foundation

$4,500 one-time
The reusable system your team runs in-house.
  • Branded proposal template system
  • Capability statement + 3 case studies
  • Organized boilerplate library
  • 1-hour team handoff session

Context: firms with dedicated pursuit teams typically invest 1–1.5% of contract value per submission. On a $2M project, V1's per-pursuit fee is roughly 0.2–0.4% — positioned so a single additional shortlist covers years of the service.

Contact

Got a pursuit on the calendar?

Book 20 minutes and bring your last proposal or deck — we'll tell you, candidly, how it stacks up against what gets shortlisted.

Book a 20-minute call or email jr@v1proposals.com