Anyone here still doing first-pass RFP review manually?
Hi all, I’m exploring a tool idea for proposal teams and wanted to check whether this is a real pain point or just something I’m overestimating.
The idea is pretty simple: upload an RFP PDF and get back a first-pass breakdown of requirements, deadlines, compliance items, and risk flags in a structured format.
I’m not trying to replace anyone’s full proposal process or existing matrix. I’m more trying to help with the early review step that can be time-consuming and easy to miss things in.
For those of you who work on proposals, govcon, or bid responses:
Do you still do that first-pass review manually?
What part of it is the most tedious?
Is there anything that is especially easy to miss?
Would something like this actually be useful, or do most experienced teams already have a process that works well enough?
Not selling anything, just looking for honest feedback from people who actually live in this workflow.