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<blockquote data-quote="BJ James" data-source="post: 24900" data-attributes="member: 87">Re: Bid Protocol QuestionWe used to get requests from the regional school board to bid on instruments, accessories, some PA gear. The requests were usually along the lines of &quot;need 2 handheld wireless microphones&quot; or some such generic request. No models # or anything. I would put a bid in of the cheapest piece of Behringer or similar since I knew that the competition was doing the same, but I would also add a bid for a slightly better/more expensive unit and explain why I thought this would be a better alternative&nbsp; for them. I actually got quite a few of the contracts this way. Then they changed it up. They now provide exact models to bid on, and it&#039;s a race to the bottom. Some of the stuff they request is bizarre. I think the last one I bid on was for a system they were putting together....I don&#039;t know who would have though that putting 2x) 18&quot; powered Yorville subs, 2x M-Audio powered studio Monitors, some Phonic mixer and a bunch of other stuff that made no sense....and I recall on that one they requested a specific mic boom stand -with model number- but without the boom. I think on that one we priced it all out and bid it as one number. You know they&#039;re crunching numbers when they want it line item. Ooooh, I might have won the contract for the pair of $20 headphones they wanted on that bid.We don&#039;t even bother any more. Too much time is wasted on too little profit.One other funny thing,&nbsp; they email all their contractors the bid requests- but the the whole recipient list is visible- so you know exactly who you&#039;re up against. I don&#039;t mind that, but it&#039;s odd.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BJ James, post: 24900, member: 87"] Re: Bid Protocol Question We used to get requests from the regional school board to bid on instruments, accessories, some PA gear. The requests were usually along the lines of "need 2 handheld wireless microphones" or some such generic request. No models # or anything. I would put a bid in of the cheapest piece of Behringer or similar since I knew that the competition was doing the same, but I would also add a bid for a slightly better/more expensive unit and explain why I thought this would be a better alternative for them. I actually got quite a few of the contracts this way. Then they changed it up. They now provide exact models to bid on, and it's a race to the bottom. Some of the stuff they request is bizarre. I think the last one I bid on was for a system they were putting together....I don't know who would have though that putting 2x) 18" powered Yorville subs, 2x M-Audio powered studio Monitors, some Phonic mixer and a bunch of other stuff that made no sense....and I recall on that one they requested a specific mic boom stand -with model number- but without the boom. I think on that one we priced it all out and bid it as one number. You know they're crunching numbers when they want it line item. Ooooh, I might have won the contract for the pair of $20 headphones they wanted on that bid. We don't even bother any more. Too much time is wasted on too little profit. One other funny thing, they email all their contractors the bid requests- but the the whole recipient list is visible- so you know exactly who you're up against. I don't mind that, but it's odd. [/QUOTE]

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