How much does SBIR proposal support cost?

BW&CO's full-service single-proposal engagement starts at a $10,000 initial fee plus a 5% success fee. Ongoing multi-proposal engagements start at $6,000 per month plus a 5% success fee. Fractional modules start at $1,000 for a proposal review. Final pricing depends on the opportunity and scope.

What is a success fee?

A success fee is a percentage of the total award your company receives, payable only if the agency makes an award. It aligns part of BW&CO's compensation with the outcome while the initial fee covers the work itself.

Which service is right for a first-time applicant?

Most first-time applicants start with the single-proposal service, because registrations, eligibility, compliance, and positioning are all new at once. Companies planning several pursuits over the next year usually save time with the multiple-proposals service.

Can I buy only a proposal review or a compliance check?

Yes. Proposal review and compliance and submission readiness are fractional modules you can buy on their own, as are funding strategy, project and proposal strategy, and proposal writing.

Does BW&CO only work on SBIR and STTR?

No. SBIR and STTR are a large share of our work, but we also support BAAs, CSOs, OTAs, grants, cooperative agreements, state and foundation funding, and industrial-base programs within demonstrated capability.

Proposal and funding services

BW&CO offers three ways to work together: full-service proposal development for a single opportunity, full-service development across multiple proposals, and fractional proposal services you can buy on their own. Every engagement follows the same four stages: choose, position, execute, and advance.

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Which service fits your company?

Full-service proposal development: single proposal

Best for: one defined opportunity you have decided to pursue.

Includes: qualification, positioning, stakeholder validation, strategy, writing, review, registrations, compliance, and submission readiness.

Starting at: $10,000 initial fee plus a 5% success fee.

Full-service proposal development: multiple proposals

Best for: companies that want a funding strategy tied to technical, commercial, and production milestones, not a single deadline.

Includes: opportunity pipeline development plus everything in the single-proposal service, across each pursuit we choose together.

Starting at: $6,000 per month plus a 5% success fee.

Fractional proposal services

Best for: teams that already have proposal capacity and need one specific capability.

Modules: funding strategy and opportunity selection, project and proposal strategy, proposal writing, proposal review, and compliance and submission readiness.

Starting at: $1,000 for a proposal review plus a 1% success fee. All module prices are on the fractional services page.

Funding specializations

Where we go deep: SBIR/STTR and federal R&D, BAAs, CSOs, OTAs, grants and cooperative agreements, state and foundation funding, and industrial-base programs for manufacturers.

How every engagement runs

Choose: decide whether, where, and when to pursue, based on fit with your technology, stage, and milestones.
Position: shape the project, evidence, team, budget, narrative, and the funder-specific case.
Execute: develop, coordinate, review, check, approve, and prepare the submission.
Advance: record the result and lessons, decide the next pursuit, and build the evidence the next proposal needs.

Why not an internal team, a general consultant, or an AI tool?

Each has a role. Internal teams own the technical truth. General consultants know the forms. AI tools speed up drafting. None of them alone combines continuous funding intelligence, agency context, reviewer judgment, and accountable execution, which is what BW&CO adds.

We study both the published solicitation and what the funder is trying to achieve, using public information and permitted outreach. How we position proposals

Lessons from 3,000+ funded proposals, applied to yours

BW&CO, as of 2026: $350M+ secured for clients. 350+ companies served.

Your proposal benefits from lessons learned across 3,000+ funded proposals and $3 billion awarded.

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Program names are used for identification only. BW&CO is not affiliated with or endorsed by the sponsoring agencies.