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Guides and templates for government bids
Plain-English guides and working tools from the way we run bids. Free to read and download.
Guides
Guide
Bid/No-Bid Guide
The questions to ask before you commit to an RFP, the warning signs, and when no-bid is the right call.
GuideBid Pricing Guide
How price is evaluated, the numbers to know before you submit, and the mistakes that turn a win into a loss.
GuideBid Economics
How to tell whether a government bid is worth it: your odds, what you would keep, and what it costs to try.
Templates
Spreadsheet
Compliance matrix template
Check every RFP requirement before you submit, with internal columns for what each “Complies” will cost you to deliver.
SpreadsheetBid/no-bid scorecard
Four deal-breaker questions and ten weighted criteria that give you a clear bid, close call or no-bid answer.
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