Decide in minutes if a bid request is worth your time
A consultant said this kind of checklist saves her 30 to 45 minutes on every proposal request she reads.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
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The prompt that gets copied
Attached is a request for proposal (or tender) I'm thinking of bidding on. About my business: [YOUR BUSINESS, e.g. 6-person commercial cleaning company] What we're great at: [YOUR STRENGTHS, e.g. offices, after-hours work] What we can't do: [YOUR LIMITS, e.g. no hospitals, max 3 sites] Smallest job worth bidding on: [MINIMUM JOB SIZE, e.g. $2,000 a month] Please: 1. Summarize the job in five plain sentences 2. List every deadline, required document, insurance or certificate, and how bids will be scored 3. Run a go or no-go checklist: fit with our strengths, every must-have, size, timeline and red flags 4. Give a clear recommendation: go, no-go, or go with questions 5. If it's a go, list the questions to send the buyer and the first three things to prepare Quote page numbers for anything important.
Upload a request for proposal or tender. You get a plain summary, every deadline and must-have, and a go or no-go checklist scored against what your business can really deliver.
Step by step
- Download the bid document as a PDF.
- Attach it and fill in your strengths and limits.
- Read the must-haves and red flags first.
- Decide, then start on the first three tasks if it's a go.
What you'll get
A plain summary, a list of deadlines and requirements, a go or no-go checklist and a clear recommendation.
- Made for
- Small business owners, Consultants
- Works in
- ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini