Business Client: Product Feature & Benefits


RFP Connexion is a powerful FREE tool that allows companies to simplify their purchasing process, increase responses from qualified vendors and conform to recent government fraud regulations, including the comprehensive Sarbanes-Oxley act.

 

Designed as a marketplace to bring clients and solution providers together in an efficient manner, RFP Connexion helps businesses to increase responses from a large pool of qualified vendors and evaluate them impartially, saving both time and money.  Business clients can reduce costs, and time, by using automated tools that assure competitive pricing and provide a relief from time consuming sales calls. 

 

In addition, RFP Connexion spans a larger group of solution providers and clients, providing more innovative solutions versus the narrow market scope and limited functionality of competitive products.

 

BENEFITS OF USING RFP Connexion

 

? Better pricing through increased bidding competition

? Substantially reduced time to review individual evaluations and compile results

? Assignable scoring matrix allows standardization of individual evaluator scores

? Increased innovative solution proposals from qualified vendors at a reduced cost

? Increased exposure to boutique firms and specialized expertise

? Increased focus on delivery capabilities and less focus on the sales pitch

? Reduced vendor confusion, resulting in fewer clarification calls and better control

? Reduced probability for litigation through a more formal vendor selection process

? Ability to enroll current preferred vendors

 

FEATURES

 

? Platform independent Web enabled solution

? Created in robust and expandable .NET environment

? Single sign-on account verification

? Account profile managed

? Ability for business clients to submit Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Information (RFI)

? Customizable RFP scoring matrix

? Global open RFP or ?Invite only? bid invitations

? RFP Wizard to help navigate through each section in a step by step manner

? User support through Help features on individual page level

? Sample RFP files provide model templates

 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

 

? 28.8 Dial up capability (optimized for Broadband use)

? Flash plug-in required (optional non-flash version available)

? Netscape 4.0 or higher (5.0+ or higher recommended)

? Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher

 

PRICING

 

Business Clients may post their RFPs and utilize the web tools and Premier Services free of charge for a limited period of time.

 

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