# Software Development Proposal Template Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/software-development-proposal Propose a software or IT project with scope, phases, price and the assumptions behind it. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/software-development-proposal) ### Software Development Proposal: Driver scheduling app **For:** Delta Logistics **From:** Kestrel Software **Date:** 7 November 2026 ## 1. Requirements Dispatchers need to assign 200 drivers to routes each day and drivers need to confirm jobs on their phones. ## 2. Proposed solution A web dashboard for dispatchers and a mobile app for drivers, sharing one back end with live job status. ## 3. Technology React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, hosted in the EU on a managed cloud platform. ## 4. Phases and milestones 1. Discovery and design (3 weeks). 2. Build the core (8 weeks). 3. Testing and launch (3 weeks). ## 5. Team One project manager, two developers, one designer, one tester. ## 6. Price and payment USD 64,000 fixed, paid 30% at start, 40% at the end of phase 2, 30% at launch ## 7. Support after launch Three months of bug fixes included, then optional support from USD 1,200 a month. ## 8. Assumptions The client supplies test data and a decision maker within two working days; changes to the scope are priced separately. Work outside this proposal is estimated and agreed in writing before it starts. ## 9. Validity and next step This proposal is valid until 15 December 2026 . To go ahead, reply to confirm and we will send a contract and schedule the start. Contact: [projects@kestrel.example](mailto:projects@kestrel.example) Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. Offers and proposals ## What this template is for An IT and software development proposal you fill in online: requirements, solution, technology, phases, team, price, support and assumptions. Word or PDF. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all Offers and proposals templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/offers) Offers and proposals ## What you fill in The form asks for 13 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Your name or company For example: Kestrel Software - ### Your email or phone For example: projects@kestrel.example - ### Client For example: Delta Logistics - ### Project name For example: Driver scheduling app - ### What the client needs For example: Dispatchers need to assign 200 drivers to routes each day and drivers need to confirm jobs on their phones. - ### The proposed solution For example: A web dashboard for dispatchers and a mobile app for drivers, sharing one back end with live job status. - ### Technology For example: React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, hosted in the EU on a managed cloud platform. - ### Phases and milestones For example: 1. Discovery and design (3 weeks). 2. Build the core (8 weeks). 3. Testing and launch (3 weeks). - ### Team For example: One project manager, two developers, one designer, one tester. - ### Price and payment For example: USD 64,000 fixed, paid 30% at start, 40% at the end of phase 2, 30% at launch - ### Support after launch For example: Three months of bug fixes included, then optional support from USD 1,200 a month. - ### Assumptions What must be true for the price and dates to hold. For example: The client supplies test data and a decision maker within two working days; changes to the scope are priced separately. - ### Proposal valid until (optional) optional For example: 15 December 2026 Offers and proposals ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 1. Requirements - 2 2. Proposed solution - 3 3. Technology - 4 4. Phases and milestones - 5 5. Team - 6 6. Price and payment - 7 7. Support after launch - 8 8. Assumptions - 9 9. Validity and next step Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The document fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Download Save it as a Word document to edit further, or as a PDF to send or print. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=software-development-proposal) ### Was this template helpful? Offers and proposals ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 13 details, starting with Your name or company, Your email or phone, Client, Project name, What the client needs. 1 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, save it as a Word document to keep editing, or as a PDF to send or print. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### What is the difference between a proposal and a quotation? A proposal explains the work and why you are the right person for it. A quotation gives a price for a defined scope. Both are here, so you can choose by how much explaining the customer needs. ### Are these offer templates free to use? Yes. Fill in and download any of them for free, with no account, as Word or PDF. ### Is an offer legally binding once I send it? That depends on where you are and how the offer is worded. Each template has a field for how long the offer is valid, and where the law matters it says to check local rules. ### Can I add my own logo and sections? Download the Word version and add them, or ask nerix in the chat to add a section, change the tone or write it in another language. 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