The Vendor Brief & RFP Writer
DolceDrago 049 — a skill for choices made before the charm offensive
What it is
Writes the buyer's side of 040: the vendor brief or RFP that gets comparable, honest proposals — the problem specified as outcomes (not a shopping list), enough specifics to price truthfully, a mandated response format, evaluation criteria weighted BEFORE proposals arrive, the scoring sheet, the reference-call questions, and the red-flag list. Use this to choose an agency, software, a logistics partner, a contractor — any purchase big enough to compare properly. Any industry, any size, any language.
What you receive
a complete vendor brief/RFP — the problem specified as outcomes, the mandated response format that forces comparability, criteria and weights set before proposals, plus the scoring sheet and reference-call kit
Delivered as a single, complete .md skill file — open it, paste it into any capable chat model, and work. No installation, no account with anyone but us.
Supported models
- Claude (Opus/Sonnet)
- ChatGPT (GPT-4o/5)
- Gemini
- any capable chat model
People reach for it when
- “write an RFP for choosing a vendor”
- “brief for hiring an agency or supplier”
- “compare vendor proposals fairly”
- “questions to ask software vendors before buying”
- “stop getting vague quotes from suppliers”
Record
lineage: first-party house build
gates passed: demand-evidence · function-fit · beats-the-blank-page
status: IN THE COLLECTION
Sale-time bench runs and the fix-or-refund log attach to this record when the payment room opens.
In the collection. The sale room is being fitted; this work goes on sale when it opens.
Join the house — be written to when sales openBack to the collectionLicense
Free-shelf works ship under the DolceDrago House License — use the outputs freely, personal or commercial; the work file itself stays with the house.