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About McCarren is an AI-powered proposal platform purpose-built for capture and proposal teams, automating every stage of the RFX lifecycle. McCarren’s Semantic AI capture agent monitors federal, state, local, and grant portals, surfacing hidden opportunities. Automated solicitation shredding extracts deadlines, deliverables, and FAR clauses, generating a live compliance matrix for gap tracking. Proposal teams draft compliant responses inside a native Microsoft Word add-in, leveraging a smart content library and context-aware AI . FedRAMP-aligned infrastructure, single-tenant SaaS, zero-data-training; McCarren safeguards sensitive data while cutting proposal cycles by up to 80% and improve win rates by 30%.	About ProposalWorkspace is a web-based proposal management workspace for government contractors pursuing federal, state and local opportunities. It combines bid discovery, solicitation analysis and proposal tasks, matching notices to company profiles and sending daily alerts. Teams can evaluate bid/no-bid decisions, extract requirements into compliance matrices, prepare outlines and checklists, and track amendments. AI-assisted drafting uses approved company content, with tools for editing, comments, assignments, schedules and reviews. Other features include key-personnel matching, resume and commitment-letter workflows, team chat, calls, meeting notes, and exports to Word, PDF and Excel. A Model Context Protocol connector lets supported AI assistants work with authorized workspace data; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint add-ins provide tools within Office. It is designed for government-contractor proposal teams and consultants.
Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Teams of all sizes responding to RFPs, RFIs, grants, and public sector opportunities.	Audience U.S. federal, state, and local government contractors, including small, midsize, and larger businesses, and proposal consultants working in a client's workspace.
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported	Pricing $129/month Solo: $129/month, or $99/month billed annually ($1,188/year), with 2 seats. Team: $449/month, or $359/month billed annually ($4,308/year), with 8 seats. Enterprise: $1,099/month, or $879/month billed annually ($10,548/year), with 25 seats. Additional seats are $69 per seat/month, or $55 per seat/month with annual billing. A 7-day free trial is available without a credit card; Generate Draft is limited during the trial. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information McCarren Founded: 2024 United States www.mccarren.ai/	Company Information ProposalWorkspace Founded: 2025 proposalworkspace.com
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Categories Agentic AI Supported AI Agents Supported AI RFP Supported Government Contracting Supported RFP Supported	Categories Proposal Management Supported

Integrations Microsoft Excel Supported Microsoft PowerPoint Supported Microsoft Word Supported ChatGPT Not Supported Claude Not Supported Gemini Not Supported Google Drive Supported Microsoft 365 Supported Microsoft Copilot Not Supported Microsoft OneDrive Supported Microsoft SharePoint Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported Perplexity Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 7 Integrations	Integrations Microsoft Excel Supported Microsoft PowerPoint Supported Microsoft Word Supported ChatGPT Supported Claude Supported Gemini Supported Google Drive Not Supported Microsoft 365 Not Supported Microsoft Copilot Supported Microsoft OneDrive Not Supported Microsoft SharePoint Not Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported Perplexity Supported Show More Integrations View All 9 Integrations
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