Let’s talk about the review that most teams overlook, and the one that can transform your entire proposal process: 🔹 Blue Team 🔹
Also known as the annotated outline, Blue Team isn’t about writing narrative. It’s about making sure your team agrees on what you’re saying and how you’re saying it before you start writing. Even if you’re using GovDash, this step is critical.
What Blue Team Actually Is
Blue Team is where your team fills out the outline with bullet points instead of full paragraphs. It’s not a draft. It’s your plan.
Each section gets:
A clear role in the proposal.
The key message or solution it should convey.
Strategic insight from your capture and delivery teams.
This gives your writers (and your AI) direction. Instead of starting from scratch or writing in silos, everyone works from the same playbook.
Why Blue Team Still Matters, Even With GovDash
GovDash can substantiate claims, reference past submissions, and write complete Pink Team drafts at the click of a button. But it still needs direction.
Even with a system this powerful, you’re selling your team short if you skip the step of giving it your strategy. That strategy only comes from your SMEs and your understanding of the customer.
Don’t leave it up to chance.
Without guidance, you risk generating content that’s technically correct but misses the mark on relevance, voice, or impact.
The Good News? Blue Team Is Fast in GovDash
Completing a Blue Team review in GovDash doesn’t take days. In most cases, you can do it in just a few hours.
All it takes is a handful of bullet points under Section Writing Instructions to:
Clarify your approach.
Highlight key themes.
Connect your solution to the customer’s real needs.
And because reviewers can comment and collaborate right in the outline, the entire team gets aligned quickly. No long meetings. No messy email threads.
Once that’s done, GovDash can generate a full, tailored Pink Team draft in under an hour.
When Was the Last Time You Had a Great Pink Team Draft?
The top reason for skipping Blue Team is time. When timelines are tight, it's tempting to jump write into writing the Pink Team draft. But with GovDash, you don't have to choose between strategy and submitting on time.
For most teams using GovDash, the process of adding section writing instructions only takes a few hours.
Skipping Blue Team might feel like you're saving time. But it ends up costing more in the long run through rewrites, misalignment, and missed opportunities.
An investment in your annotated outline sets the foundation for a smoother, more strategic proposal cycle. It’s the difference between scrambling through Red Team and refining with confidence.
What It Looks Like in GovDash
Here’s how it works:
1. Shred the RFP.
GovDash automatically generates a compliant outline using Section L, Section M, and the PWS. Using Shred Mode and Review Mode in the Compliance tab, you can review the outline GovDash has created along with the mapped compliance instructions and requirements.
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2. Drop in Section Guidance.
Add bullet points under each section’s Writing Plan to capture your strategy, solution, and voice. A little goes a long way.
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3. Assign Reviewers.
Get input directly in the outline by assigning your team as section reviewers. Everyone sees the plan. Everyone contributes to the same foundation.
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From there, GovDash delivers a draft that reflects your vision. Quickly and accurately.
The Bottom Line
If you want fast, strategic, and customer-focused proposals, Blue Team isn’t optional. It’s the multiplier:
It gives your team alignment.
It gives GovDash the context it needs.
It gives you back hours of time you’d spend rewriting.
Take a few hours. Add a few bullet points.
The return on that small investment is a proposal that actually wins.