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Seven documents read in full. Findings are ordered by how directly they constrain the schema.
Documents read (not merely described)
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Four decisions. Together they fix the shape of the data layer for the whole system.
1. Two entity types: roster entry and claimed vendor org
A retailer's import creates…
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It is not novel. It is the incumbent's model.
Buy side. Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, Ivalua, GEP SMART, Oracle Procurement Cloud, Workday Strategic Sourcing (ex-Scout RFP), Zip,…
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Tools, never access. Seeing RFPs and submitting a bid is free forever. Vendors pay a flat annual subscription for the workspace that helps them win: AI matching, drafting, the…
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Sentiment is bimodal, not rosy. The core card + expense product is genuinely well-liked across G2 (~4.8), Capterra (4.9), TrustRadius (~9.1) and — more tellingly — on Hacker…
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Product. Corporate cards, expense management, AP/bill pay, procurement, travel, treasury (>$1B AUM), Ramp Intelligence (a cross-product AI layer, not a SKU), a developer API,…
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Submit from anywhere; structure on ingest. Accept PDF/DOCX from any vendor and extract the response into the common schema so it is rankable. Native authoring is offered as the…
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The retailer brings their own vendor roster. They import it and invite them. Visibility tiers operate over a retailer-scoped list, not a public market. **v1 ships no open…
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Greenfield, server-authoritative. A new deployable for the retailer side and the transmission network. HelmDocs integrates later across an API/MCP boundary.
Why. The…
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Distribution and evaluation layer. The retailer keeps their existing system of record. This broadcasts the RFP, controls who sees it, collects and ranks bids, and hands the…