The proposal. The writers have already begun to plan what they will do if the proposal is accepted, but they use the conditional tense (“would”) because they cannot assume that their proposal will be approved.

A summary of the schedule and the credentials of the writers. Because the reader will likely want to read this entire proposal, the summary functions as an advance organizer.

A brief statement of the context for the proposal.

An explanation of the problem: the current situation is inadequate because the medical center is not taking full advantage of tablets and because IT is spending a lot of time ensuring that the tablets in use are in compliance with federal requirements.

This same paragraph appeared in the “Summary” section of the proposal. In technical communication, writers often present the same information several times because some readers will read only selected portions of the document.