# AI Proposal Drafting HigherGov’s Proposal Generator is an advanced one-click solution for creating high quality opportunity-specific proposal drafts with minimal configuration. It leverages HigherGov’s extensive market intelligence database, opportunity documents, and company context to generate structured drafts that you can review, edit, and export. Proposal Generation is available on [**Federal Opportunity**](https://www.highergov.com/contract-opportunity/) pages and [**State & Local Opportunity**](https://www.highergov.com/sl/contract-opportunity/) pages. {% hint style="info" %} Your proposal drafts, uploaded company documents, and generated content are **not used to train AI models** and are **not shared outside your account**. {% endhint %} *** ### Creating a proposal draft You can start proposal generation from the **Opportunity Assistant** in the bottom-right corner of an opportunity page or from the generation options directly on the opportunity page. Depending on the opportunity type, available documents, and opportunity stage, available draft options may include: * **Draft Sources Sought** * **Draft Proposal Outline** * **Draft Full Proposal** * **Draft Sole Source Response** *** ### Customize Generation After selecting a draft option, the **Customize Generation** window opens.
This screen lets you confirm or add the information HigherGov should use to generate the draft. The generator uses the selected context to create a stronger, more relevant proposal based on the opportunity requirements and your company’s capabilities. #### Federal Profile For **Federal opportunities**, you can link a related Federal Profile within HigherGov. This allows the generator to use publicly disclosed information including capability statements, awards, contracting vehicles, certifications, and a SAM registration when drafting the response. #### Company Context Company Context includes documents and information about your business. Selecting the Add Company Document(s) section will open the Document Library where you can add relevant documents.
While not strictly necessary, we strongly encourage you to add relevant company documents before generating a draft. These materials help the generator tailor a winning proposal to your company’s capabilities, past experience, differentiators, and technical approach. Examples of useful company documents include: * Capability statements * Sources sought responses * White papers * Prior solicitation responses * Past performance summaries * Product or service descriptions * Technical approach examples * Certifications or qualification materials Company Context may include documents already available in HigherGov as well as any additional company documents you choose to upload. #### Opportunity Context Opportunity Context includes documents specific to the opportunity. Selecting the Opportunity Document(s) section will open the Document Library where you can add relevant documents.
If an opportunity document is already available in HigherGov, you do not need to upload it again. If you have additional opportunity-specific documents that are not already in HigherGov, you can add them before generating. For State & Local opportunities, if documents are not already available, you may also be able to Request Documents from the opportunity page. #### Link a Pursuit You can optionally link the generated draft to an existing **Pursuit**. This associates the proposal draft with an opportunity you are already tracking in your pipeline and helps keep proposal work connected to the related pursuit record. *** ### Generate the draft Once the relevant information is selected, press the Generate button to generate the draft. HigherGov will create the proposal using the opportunity documents, HigherGov market intelligence, selected company context, linked Federal Profile when applicable, and any additional information you provided. When the draft is ready, you will receive an email notification. Drafts are typically ready in 3–5 minutes. *** ### Viewing drafted proposals All generated proposal drafts are available from the Proposals screen: From this page, select a proposal to open it. *** ### Exporting a proposal Use the **Export** dropdown in the proposal editor to download the proposal.
Available export formats include: * **Word** * **PDF** Use Word if you want to continue editing offline or incorporate the draft into your own proposal template. Use PDF when you need a fixed-format version for review or sharing. *** ### Editing a proposal Generated proposals open in an on-page editor.
You can edit the proposal directly in the browser, including revising text, adding or removing sections, adjusting formatting, editing lists or tables, and adding supporting details. {% hint style="info" %} Proposal drafts save automatically while you work. {% endhint %} An outline appears on the left side of the editor. The outline is generated from the proposal’s **Heading 2** and **Heading 3** sections, making it easier to navigate longer drafts. The editor also includes a **full-screen** ![](/files/2DpkrjoiWdNROtMBLQex) option, which can be helpful when reviewing or editing larger proposals.
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