Why an NDA matters during your RFP process
Every business has innovative ideas or projects in the works that they must protect from competitors. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal document that does just that. Ideally, the…
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RFP Software to Uncomplicate the Federal RFP Process
The RFP creation process can be fairly involved, but a federal RFP (request for proposal)? Slightly more so. The public sector has a more rigorous process for procurement which requires…
Automated Procurement Technology: The New-School RFP
Let’s start by defining automated procurement technology. Also referred to as e-procurement, automated procurement technology takes procurement workflows and processes, and automates them onto a single software platform. Software products…
RFP Process Improvement to Get Better Bids
Mark Twain once said, “Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” With a little bit of RFP process improvement, you will not only make the creation of the RFP more…
Defining RFP Requirements: Get Stakeholder Input Early
Sourcing the right vendor for your next project will start with gathering all your RFP requirements. (Request for Proposal: a process by which companies solicit bids for goods and services)…
Mastering the Government RFP
It is one thing to create a request for proposal (RFP) that simply gets you the best price for the goods and services you need. However, as a government procurement…
How to Write a Successful Real Estate RFP
The world of real estate, specifically commercial real estate, is vast. With more retail stores moving and changing than ever before, the market is bustling. There are so many different…
A Journey of A Thousand Miles Starts with A Single Step
They say the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. But in my case, a journey of nearly a thousand RFPs paved the way to a single…
A 10-Year Light Bulb
Like the light bulb which took nearly a decade to get it right, after much trial and error, we’ve launched DirectRFP® — the world’s first RFP technology platform designed to…
Writing a Successful RFP in Healthcare
The multi-faceted purchases required in healthcare can be difficult to manage by one department. Creating an effective RFP in healthcare is a daunting task, but not one that can’t be…