Irfan A.

I write and manage winning RFP responses, tenders, technical / financial proposals, Expressions of Interest (EOIs), and responses to Task Order Plans, for governments, multinational organizations, consulting firms, system integrators, research organizations, and INGOs. 20+ years of bid work, with proposals submitted to USAID, UNDP, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank, ADB, GIZ, FCDO (DFID), EU/EIB/EC, Port of San Diego, County of Nevada (California), Etisalat, Ufone, PTCL, PTA, WiTribe, PSDF, FFBL and BHC, and their prime contractors. Most proposals lose on compliance and clarity, not capability. I build every bid around the evaluation criteria, so evaluators can find, score and trust each answer quickly. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 • RFP response writing: technical and management volumes, past performance, staffing plans • Tender writing and bid management for government, donor-funded and commercial tenders • Technical proposals: Our Understanding of the ToRs, methodology/technical approach, work plan, team structure, CVs in required formats • Financial proposals: budget narratives, cost forms and pricing inputs • Expressions of Interest (EOIs), Prequalification Questionnaires (PQQ), and capability statements • Responses to Task Order Plans (TOPs) • Compliance matrix, RACI matrix and proposal outline before writing starts • Executive summary, win themes and letter of transmittal • Bid/no-bid review and red-team (evaluator-style) review of your draft • Proposal graphics and executive slide decks for orals and bid presentations • Familiar with EU, US, UK, Canadian, and Irish tender portals. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗠𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗢 • 𝗠𝗦𝗜/𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: full technical and cost proposal, Identifying Barriers to Reading in Pakistan (IBRP) (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical and financial proposal, Budget Support Monitoring Program (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical and financial proposal, monitoring of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical proposal, Internally Displaced People (IDPs) Support (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical proposal, assessment of University Operating Budgets, HEC (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical proposal, University Development, HEC (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical proposal, assessment of Housing & other Resettlement Needs, PaRRSA (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: technical proposal, assessment of the Southern Punjab Basic Education Program (SPBEP) (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗠𝗦𝗜: technical proposal, Economic Growth & Agriculture Program Impact Assessment Study (𝗪𝗼𝗻) • 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗣: technical proposal, impact evaluation of a voter education campaign for Pakistan's general election • 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 (𝗔𝗜𝗥): full technical and cost proposal, data collection for an education evaluation • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗 | 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝗝𝗦𝗜): technical proposal, supply chain situation assessment • 𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗗: EOI for the Assisted Development Program; EOI for a USAID-funded dairy and rural development fund • 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔: technical proposal, online contract and leave management system • 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲: technical proposal, development of an online information management system • 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻: Pakistan ICT Indicators Survey (Ministry of IT, ICT R&D Fund); healthcare establishment census (Punjab Healthcare Commission) • 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: EOI, impact evaluation of the Punjab Education Sector Program (PESP II) • Former 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 running bid/no-bid decisions, EOIs, PQQs and technical proposals for a consulting firm • 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 | 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 | 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬+ 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 on Upwork 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 1. You send the RFP, ToR or tender pack. Within 24-48 hours of our discussion and review of your organizational profile, capabilities, team, and past performance, you will get a RACI matrix, key risks, and a bid/no-bid recommendation. 2. We agree on the outline, win themes and who supplies what (past performance, CVs, pricing inputs). 3. I draft section by section, you review, and I run a final compliance and red-team check before submission. 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗧 Consulting firms, research organizations, IT companies, NGOs and SMEs bidding on US/ UK/ Canadian/ Irish government, donor-funded (USAID, UN, World Bank, ADB, EU, GIZ) or commercial RFPs, who need a senior proposal writer or a fractional proposal manager without a full-time hire. Send me the solicitation and the deadline. I will tell you honestly whether it is worth bidding and what it will take to win.