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Proposal Writing Deep Dive / Dissecting the Solicitation

Section L and Section M

Lesson 3 of 14

Section L tells the contractor what to submit. Section M tells the contractor how the government will evaluate it. A compliant but unevaluatable proposal can lose, and a strong story that ignores Section L can be rejected or downgraded.

Key Takeaways

  • Section L drives structure.
  • Section M drives emphasis.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing to the SOW only.
  • Ignoring relative importance of factors.

Related Course Templates

Compliance MatrixRequirement MatrixTechnical Approach Mini-TemplateManagement Plan Mini-TemplateFinal Submission Checklist

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