RFx Best Practices

Here are some best practices to build a robust RFx

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Written by Avisare
Updated over a week ago

Tip #1 - Extract Your RFx Requirements into Avisare

One of the top reasons government contracts don't receive bids from vendors is because they don't know where or how to look for the contract's requirements. Be sure to extract any requirements from large attachments / documents, and put them directly into the Requirements field so vendors can easily determine if they have appropriate capacity.

Tip #2 - Write a Strong Summary for the RFx

A majority of the time, an RFx title does not include enough information to attract vendor interest. The Summary should provide high-level details to hook vendors into learning more, and is included in match-making emails to vendors. 

Examples

  • LAX would like to purchase twenty-seven various types of fleet vehicles including compact cars and trucks. We prefer electric or hybrid powered automobiles.

Tip #3 - Set a Pre-bid Meeting 

Pre-bid meetings occur for many government contract opportunities. If your pre-bid meeting attendance is required for vendors, you should state that in the Title. In addition, if there is an associated webinar, put the URL of it in the Link section.

Tip #4 - Choosing a Vendor Products & Services

Instead of using confusing and always-changing industry codes to find the right vendors for your RFx, Avisare uses straight-forward Products & Services. You can select multiple options to broaden vendor matching.

Tip #5 - Fill in Project Details

This section is where the nitty-gritty details and/or scope of work for the project belong. You can include in-depth text in the textbox, or you can attach files that vendors can refer to and download for more information.

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