# zicula-rfp-response-kit — free sample

Three real files from the full kit — plus its CHANGELOG.md (full kit: 24 files, v1.1), each **trimmed to taste** — enough to
judge the quality, not enough to run a bid on:

- `bid-no-bid-scorecard.xlsx` — a working slice of the weighted go/no-go scorecard from
  `1-intake-and-score/`: 4 of the 12 criteria with the same live formulas (weighted
  score, total, verdict bands) and 2 of the 6 hard stay-out gates. The worked example
  trips a hard gate, so you can watch the verdict snap to STAY OUT even with a decent
  total — the behavior the full scorecard enforces. Formulas arrive working — open in
  Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, or LibreOffice.
- `answer-library.csv` — 8 of the 102 fill-in-the-blank starter answers from
  `4-library/`, one from each of 8 of the 12 topics (company profile, team, past
  performance, approach, implementation, security, risk, pricing). Opens in any
  spreadsheet — every answer in the full library is built to this pattern.
- `red-team-checklist.md` — Round 1 (compliance) of the three-pass review from
  `6-review/`, complete: every pass/fail check the compliance reviewer runs, plus the
  exit rule. Rounds 2 (craft) and 3 (persuasion) and the submission-day gate are
  summarized at the end so you know what the full checklist adds.

What the full kit adds (the other 20 files):

- `CHANGELOG.md` — the kit's honest version history (latest: v1.1, 2026-09-28 — added full SETUP translations in Thai/Japanese/Korean), included in this sample and in the full kit
- Setup: the SETUP guide that takes you from download to your first scored bid, step by step, with a "what success looks like" check at every step and a 10-row troubleshooting table
- Intake: the 15-minute opportunity intake form that feeds the scorecard, plus the bid/no-bid guide with verdict bands, the decline email and conditional-bid handling
- Shredding: the requirements shredding SOP and the 60-row compliance matrix (`.xlsx`, dropdowns + coverage scoreboard + amendment log) — every "shall" statement tracked to an answer
- Drafting: three full response outlines (IT / managed services, marketing agency, consulting) with word budgets, plus the one-page executive summary skeleton with a before/after rewrite
- Library ops: the full 102-answer library across all 12 topics, the library SOP that keeps answers current per bid, and the debrief SOP that turns every win/loss call into scorecard and library updates
- Persuasion: the win-themes playbook — mine the RFP for themes, bind evidence, place them where the evaluator actually scores
- The agency layer: the white-label client bid-readiness report, and the AI prompt pack (six prompts with verification rules and confidentiality guardrails)

One-time purchase $56 · free updates for v1.x · 14-day full refund.