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Where you work
Your proposals live in Word and InDesign. So do we.
Other proposal tools are web apps: draft in a browser, fight the formatting on the way out. Buoyant lives inside Word and InDesign. It works less like a chatbot and more like a digital employee: an agent that hands back a finished, compliant proposal, not just suggestions.
Upload an RFP, get a full draft back. Every requirement extracted, every section grounded in your firm's history.
Refine in place. Select a paragraph, ask for a rewrite. It sounds like your team.
Your layout survives. InDesign frames and Word templates stay exactly as your designers built them.
No copy-pasting between apps · Always human-reviewed
Pacific County Groundwater — Proposal.docxWORD
SMCOG Wastewater — SOQ.inddINDESIGN
The knowledge base
Beneath every winning proposal is a deep knowledge base.
Resumes, past projects, proposals, boilerplate, photography: indexed and searchable in plain language.
Even the images.
Every photo, figure, and exhibit inside your documents is auto-extracted and auto-labeled. "Aerial of the water treatment plant" is a search, not an afternoon of digging.
Knowledge that writes back.
Generation pulls the right projects, people, and proof points into every section: your institutional memory, on every page.
In your voice.
Buoyant learns how your firm writes from the proposals you've already won. Drafts sound like your team on its best day, not a chatbot.
Buoyant · Knowledge BaseMeridian Eng.
aerial of the water treatment plantwho has bridge retrofit experience?
AllDocumentsImagesPeople
JPG96%
Clarifier basins — aerial
4.2 MB · From: Riverside WRF — SOQ.pdf, p. 12
✦ Auto-labeled · treatment plant
JPG91%
Site overview — drone, 2024
6.8 MB · From: Q3 progress photos
✦ Auto-labeled · aerial · facility
PDF88%
Riverside WRF Expansion — SOQ.pdf
Past proposal · 38 pages · Mar 2024
Section 4: treatment process
DOCX84%
Process Narrative — Tech Memo.docx
Project case · Riverside WRF
Full-text match
RES97%
M. Alvarez, PE — Senior Structural
12 yrs · seismic retrofit lead
Resume · 6 matching projects
JPG93%
Overcrossing retrofit — site photo
3.1 MB · From: I-80 closeout report
✦ Auto-labeled · bridge · seismic casing
PDF90%
I-80 Overcrossing Retrofit
Project sheet · Caltrans D4
Team + scope match
RES86%
K. Osei, SE — Bridge Practice Lead
QA/QC on 30+ structures
Resume · 4 matching projects
Searching the knowledge base…4 results · 0.31s4 results · 0.27s
End to end
One pipeline, from first lead to signed contract.
Five products, one current. Buoyant owns the pursuit from sourcing and qualification through drafting, review, and the win.
01
01 / Source
Find the right pursuits
RFPs surfaced from the portals you already watch, scored against your backlog, geography, and win history before anyone spends an hour.
GOVWIN IQSAM.GOVSTATE PORTALS
Pacific County — Groundwater Monitoring RFP
Due Jul 18 · Environmental · $1.2M est.
96% fitSAM.GOV
SMCOG Regional Wastewater Master Plan
Due Aug 02 · Water · $840K est.
91% fitGOVWIN
Caltrans D4 — Bridge Inspection On-Call
Due Jul 30 · Structural · $2.5M est.
87% fitCAL EPROCURE
City of Manteca — CIP Program Support
Due Aug 11 · CM · $640K est.
73% fitPLANETBIDS
02
02 / Manage
Run clients & pursuits
Track pursuits from lead to award, log interactions, and forecast revenue, synced with the CRM you already run.
DELTEKUNANETSALESFORCEHUBSPOT
Buoyant · PursuitsSample data
Lead 2$305K
Pavement Management Program Update
City of Riverton
$85,000Sep 14
5.1Needs attention
SOSarah Okafor2d ago
Stormwater Master Plan
City of Lathrop Heights
$220,000Oct 9
6.4
MRMike Reyes14d ago
Qualified 2$530K
On-Call Civil Engineering Services
San Joaquin County Public Works
$350,000Aug 30
7.4
JTJulie Tran11d ago
Reservoir Seismic Evaluation
Delta Valley Water District
$180,000Aug 10
7.9
MRMike Reyes6d ago
RFP/RFQ Open 2$565K
Crane Park Improvements SOQ
City of Riverton
$140,000Jun 16
8.2Due in 5d
SOSarah Okafor3d ago
Fire Station 3 Replacement Design
Westside Fire Protection District
$425,000Aug 5
6.2
JTJulie Tran4d ago
Submitted 2$1.2M
WWTP Expansion Phase 2 Design
Delta Valley Water District
$850,000Jul 11
Submitted 14/147.6
MRMike Reyes2d ago
Downtown Streetscape Improvements
City of Lathrop Heights
$310,000Jul 19
In review 12/146.9
SOSarah Okafor9d ago
✕
RFP/RFQ Open
Crane Park Improvements SOQ
City of Riverton
Value$140,000
Weighted$56,000
Expected closeJun 16
OwnerSarah Ok…
RFP/RFQ Open ⌄
✦ Start proposal
Go/No-Go analysis✦ Analyzed by Buoyant
0.0Strong go
Client relationship8.5
Four interactions in 90 days. Dana is an active champion.
Relevant experience9.1
Three similar park projects in your Knowledge Base.
Competition6.4
Incumbent landscape architect likely teaming with a rival.
Strong go: deep park experience and an active champion at the City.
Relevant past workFrom your Knowledge Base
Palmyra Community Park Improvements SOQ202492%
Riverbend Sports Complex Phase 2202387%
Veterans Memorial Park Renovation202281%
DW
Dana WhitfieldPublic Works Director
✉ ☏
Activity
NoteCallEmailMeeting
Log a note…
Log note
☏
Dana flagged that council added restroom renovation to Crane Park scope. Update our SOQ approach.Call · Sarah Okafor · 3 days ago
03
03 / Draft
Write where you work
Full drafts inside Word and InDesign, grounded in your knowledge base and written in your firm's voice.
MS WORDINDESIGNKNOWLEDGE BASE
Buoyant · Pacific County Groundwater
ChatGenerateReview
✓ Edit applied · Section 3 — Project Approach
Type a message…↑
04
04 / Review
Check every requirement
Every section checked against every requirement before a human reviewer opens the file.
COMPLIANCE MATRIXGAP DETECTION
Buoyant · RFP_Pacific_County_Groundwater.pdf
ChatGenerateReview
Reviewing proposal…
This usually takes 2–5 minutes. Keep this pane open.
Reading document
Running quick checks
Analyzing content
Checking requirements
Generating report
0/ 14
Ready to submit
Every requirement covered. 2 findings to clear.
✓Compliance14 / 14
!Consistency1 finding
!Team1 finding
✓FormattingClean
DATESchedule says May 2027 in Section 2, June 2027 in Section 5Apply fix
TEAMK. Osei cited but resume not attachedAttach
View full report →
05
05 / Win
Submit, learn, repeat
Submit, debrief, and feed what you learned back into the knowledge base. The next pursuit starts further ahead.
DOCX / INDD / PDFDEBRIEF NOTES
✓Submitted · Pacific County Groundwater14/14 requirements · 2 days early
DEBRIEF → KNOWLEDGE BASE → NEXT PURSUIT STARTS AT 96% FIT
Capabilities
Everything you need to win more work.
From a confusing RFP to a finished, compliant proposal, reviewed and ready to submit, without leaving Word or InDesign.
Generate
Requirement extraction
Parses every scope item, qualification, and pass/fail requirement from your RFP.
Proposal drafting
Generates full section drafts using your firm's past proposals, resumes, and boilerplate.
Knowledge reuse
Pulls the most relevant content from your knowledge base automatically. No digging through folders.
Review
Compliance check
Every section reviewed against every RFP requirement. Nothing gets missed.
Technical review
Flags numbers, dates, and technical specs so reviewers can verify accuracy quickly.
Gap detection
Identifies missing requirements and incomplete responses before you submit.
Export to DOCX / INDD / PDF
Your stack
Plays well with the stack AEC already runs.
Two-way connections to the CRMs and platforms your firm lives in. Pursuit data flows instead of getting re-typed.
CRM & pursuit
DeltekVANTAGEPOINT
UnanetCRM BY COSENTIAL
HubSpot
GovWin IQBY DELTEK
SAM.gov
Content & storage
Microsoft 365SHAREPOINT
Egnyte
Dropbox
Project delivery
Procore
AutodeskCONSTRUCTION CLOUD
Bluebeam
Security
Your data stays yours.
AEC firms handle sensitive project data, client information, and proprietary methodologies. We built Buoyant with that in mind.
Encrypted end to end
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Your proposals, RFPs, and knowledge base never travel unprotected.
Fully isolated by organization
Every customer's data is kept strictly separate. Your firm's content is never accessible to other organizations.
Never used for training
We do not train AI models on your firm's data. Your proprietary proposals, resumes, and project histories remain yours alone.
Buoyant brings AI to the tools AEC firms already use, starting with proposals.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Buoyant uses advanced AI to parse RFP documents in any format (PDF, DOCX, etc.) and automatically extracts minimum qualifications, scope requirements, evaluation criteria, and submission guidelines. The system structures these into a clear requirements checklist that guides proposal generation.
Those are general-purpose assistants. You prompt them, they hand back text, and you still do the real work: digging up your firm's past projects, formatting the response, and checking it line by line against the RFP. Buoyant is an AI agent built for AEC pursuits, and it delivers the finished deliverable. It reads the RFP, pulls from your own projects, resumes, and past proposals, writes each section in your firm's voice, reviews every requirement for compliance, and lays it out in Word or InDesign, ready to submit. Less a chatbot you operate, more a digital employee on your proposal team.
Buoyant is built for the AEC industry: architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms, construction management teams, and general contractors. Whether you're responding to RFPs for site assessments, bridge design, stormwater management, CM-at-risk pursuits, or transportation studies, the AI adapts to your firm's specific practice areas and proposal style.
The Knowledge Base is your firm's institutional memory. Upload resumes, past projects and proposals, boilerplate language, and reference materials. Buoyant intelligently organizes and indexes this content, including the images inside your documents, which are auto-extracted and labeled, making everything instantly searchable and automatically suggesting relevant content during proposal generation.
Yes. Buoyant learns your firm's formatting preferences, writing style, and branding requirements. Generated proposals maintain consistent headers, fonts, and layouts. You can also create templates for different client types or project categories.
Yes. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest. Customer data is kept separate by default, and we do not train models on your firm's data. We can accommodate additional security requirements for enterprise clients.
Most teams are generating their first AI-assisted proposals within a day. Simply sign up, upload a few existing proposals and resumes to seed your Knowledge Base, and you're ready to go. Our onboarding team can help with larger knowledge base migrations.
Start building better proposals today.
Join 150+ AEC proposal writers winning more work with Buoyant.
The AI agent platform for AEC. Starting with the pursuit.
DeltekVANTAGEPOINT
UnanetCRM BY COSENTIAL
HubSpot
GovWin IQBY DELTEK
Microsoft 365SHAREPOINT
Egnyte
Dropbox
Procore
AutodeskCONSTRUCTION CLOUD
Bluebeam