Vendors can email their RFx response back to you simply by clicking a few buttons. Once received, you would simply use APES' automated facilities to quickly and easily merge a vendor's response into the APES database. In less than a minute, all of the Vendor RFx Response analysis tools listed below can be used.

FUNCTION	SUPPORTED	COMMENTS
Electronic RFP Response Processing	YES	Automatically Merge Vendor Responses
Side-by-Side Response Comparison	YES	Features, Weighted Grade Score, Financial Ratios
Side-by-Side Comparison by Need Rating	YES	by High (must have) Medium (nice to have) Low (don't care) Need Rating
Side-by-Side Comparison w/unlimited word wrap	YES	Enables multiple Responses w/lenghty answers to be compared on-screen easily
User-defined Weighted-Grade Point (Suitability) Scoring	YES	Matches Your Needs to Proposed Features
User-defined Response scores	YES	Enables detailed Suitability Analysis
User-defined Priority Sets	YES	Enables Most Accurate Weighted Grade (Suitability) Score
Number of Priority Sets per RFP	Unlimited	Enables "What-If" Analysis
Calculate Suitability Score at Individual Question Level	YES	Enabels Detailed & Flexible Weighted Grade Point Scoring
Calculate Suitability Score at Feature Category Level	YES	Matches Proposal to Your Business Needs by Rating
Calculate Suitability by Needs Rating	YES	Identify which Proposal Best Fits Specific Needs Groups
Compare Suitability (WGP) at Detail Level	YES	ID Proposal Weaknesses/Strengths by Business Process
Compare Suitability (WGP) in 3D Bar Chart form	YES	Illustrate Overall Suitability
Calculate Financial Ratios	YES	IRR, PV, NPV, PI, & Payback
Compare Financial Ratios in Detail	YES	Financial Ratio Detail
Compare Financial Ratios in 3D Bar Chart form	YES	Easily Illustrate Financial Impact

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