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01Can you meet every mandatory certification and licensing requirement?

Check CTS credentials, trade licenses, clearances, set-asides, and minimum experience.

02Do you hold the required manufacturer authorizations?

Confirm named brands, dealer status, programming credentials, and substitution rules.

03Can you attend required site visits and follow every submission rule?

A missed mandatory meeting or delivery instruction can make a bid nonresponsive.

04Is the work inside your practical service territory?

Include field coverage, travel, prevailing wage, permits, and service response commitments.

05Does the technical scope match your core AV integration capabilities?

Consider design, installation, control, DSP, networking, commissioning, and training.

06Can you show closely related past performance?

Strong examples should match the buyer type, system complexity, value, and delivery model.

07Do engineering, programming, project management, and field teams have capacity?

Test the real delivery window, not only the proposal deadline.

08Are equipment pricing, registration, and lead times credible?

Confirm distributor quotes, alternates, tariff exposure, availability, and escalation risk.

09Can the proposal team meet every deadline without displacing stronger work?

Include questions, addenda, takeoff, design, pricing, forms, review, and delivery.

10Can you accept the bonding, insurance, warranty, and contract terms?

Identify unusual liability, payment, retention, liquidated damages, and support obligations.

11Is there enough margin after labor, travel, risk, and contingency?

Use a realistic execution model and account for proposal cost.

12Does the buyer or project advance a strategic account or vertical?

Consider repeat work, reference value, contract vehicles, and relationship potential.

WHY USE A SCORECARD

Protect proposal time for bids you can actually win.

A disciplined decision starts with mandatory requirements, then tests technical fit, evidence, capacity, commercial risk, and expected return. One unmet gate can matter more than a strong average score.

How the AV bid scorecard works

What does the score measure?

The score combines mandatory eligibility, technical fit, past performance, delivery capacity, pricing confidence, proposal timing, contract risk, margin, and strategic value.

Does AV BidSignal receive my answers?

No. The scorecard runs in your browser and does not submit or store your answers.

Can a high score guarantee an award?

No. The result is a structured decision aid. Always review the controlling solicitation, addenda, evaluation criteria, and contract terms.

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