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A step-by-step walk through the evaluation stage of a competitive-proposal RFP: criteria, independent scoring, consensus, price, ranking and the award file. Each step is explained by what it should leave in the record.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 17 min read
Evaluation criteria are the rules every score is measured against. This guide covers choosing factors, weighting them to 100 and writing a definition for every rating point before proposals open.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 13 min read
Weighted scoring is simple arithmetic with consequences. Learn how ratings become a ranking, why weights must total 100 and be fixed before proposals open, and how to see which factor drives the result.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 11 min read
Illustrative criteria for common service, technology and nonprofit-program RFPs, each paired with sample rating anchors. Weights are left to you on purpose.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 8 min read
An undefined '3' means something different to every evaluator. Learn to write an anchor for every point on a numeric or adjectival scale, and why anchors are fixed before scoring opens.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 8 min read
The scoring matrix is where criteria, weights and ratings meet. This guide shows a clean layout and the weighted-total formula, and explains what a matrix cannot capture about how scores were reached.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 9 min read
A good Excel scoresheet has anchored ratings, locked weights and one sheet per evaluator. This guide covers what to include, and the controls a shared spreadsheet cannot technically enforce.
Rovaryn Digital · October 20, 2026 · 9 min read