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  1. What is a "Complex Procurement"?

    Q: What do we mean when we use the term "Complex Procurement" ? A: We use the term "Complex Procurement" when the procurement is itself a complex project that involves many people, several phases, numerous requirements, ma...
  2. Accepting (or Declining) an Invitation to Bid

    Overview Our clients will use DecisionDirector to support their complex procurements, including the RFP/bid process. Our clients will typically publish the bids they create through DecisionDirector through their normal channel (bid site, bid pu...
  3.  Logging Into DecisionDirector

    Logging into DecisionDirector is easy. Point your browser to " https://advantiv.decisiondirector.com ", enter your email address and password, then click the Login button. You'll be presented with your personal DecisionDirector dash...
  4. Creating the Proposal Team (Adding Participants)

    Engagement Managers Create Proposal Teams Engagements Managers create proposal teams by issuing Invitations to Participate to the individual(s) who will be working on the bid response. NOTE: if you are an Engagement Manager (accepts Invitations...
  5. Attachments: Best Practices for RFP Responses

    About Attachments DecisionDirector gives clients great control over many aspects of their RFP, including the collection of attachments. When configuring the RFP, clients specify for each question or requirement whether: Attachments are REQUIRED;...
  6. Creating a DecisionDirector Account by Signing Up

    There are two ways to obtain a DecisionDirector account. One way is to receive an invitation via email to participate in a DecisionDirector activity such as requirements gathering or document feedback (or to receive a similar invitation to...
  7. Getting Started with DecisionDirector

    To get started with DecisionDirector, you need only two things: a DecisionDirector account and an invitation or authorization to participate in or in some other way manage a DecisionDirector project. Obtaining a DecisionDirector account is eas...
  8. Submitting (and Unsubmitting) Bids

    Submitting a Bid When a bid is 100% complete (meaning = at minimum, all REQUIRED items are fully answered) and ready to submit, the vendor's Engagement Manager will go through the following steps in order to submit the bid: Sele...
  9. Joining the Proposal Team (or Becoming a Bid Respondent) - The Invitation to Participate

    In order to provide responses to an RFP, you must first be invited  to be a Bid Respondent, and then you must accept  that invitation. This invitation will come someone, perhaps your proposal coordinator, whose DecisionDirector account has Eng...
  10. Benefits Provided by DecisionDirector

    DecisionDirector was created to increase the value of complex planning, procurement, and business process redesign projects while reducing the overall cost to the enterprise . Complexity in a procurement project may reflect, for example: ...