Sarah Thayer

Ms. Sarah Thayer serves as the Vice President of Proposals at ACT1 Federal. She leads the Proposal Development Center through a collaborative approach to winning bids, and an effective resource planning methodology.

Prior to joining ACT1, Ms. Thayer was a Senior Proposal Manager at BAE Systems, within the Intelligence & Security sector of 7,000 employees. There, she led large cross-functional teams to winning bids ranging from $100 to $900 million in total contract value, including new customer organizations and strategic recompetes with DoD and the Intel Community.

Prior to joining BAE Systems, Ms. Thayer was a proposal manager at Phacil, Inc. from its time as a small business through exponential growth that culminated with its acquisition by By Light. Ms. Thayer continued supporting By Light as a Deputy Director of Proposals, after its acquisition of Phacil. There, Ms. Thayer led proposals that resulted in over $250 million in total contract value awards.

Ms. Thayer has also worked at Synectics (SMDI) and won several key efforts during her tenure. Throughout her career. Ms. Thayer has been involved in both AFCEA and ACT-IAC, received a “Distinguished Service Award” from the AFCEA Bethesda Chapter in 2017 and “Distinguished Young AFCEAN” from Young AFCEA International. Ms. Thayer graduated from both the ACT-IAC Associates (2015) and Voyagers (2019) leadership cohorts.

Ms. Thayer earned her bachelor’s degree in both English and Computer Science at Trinity College in Connecticut and maintains an APMP Practitioner certification. In addition to her proposal career, Ms. Thayer owns a portrait photography business.