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Vendor Shortlist Builder
Vendor Shortlist Builder turns vendor selection & rfp material into an implementation scaffold with a concrete vendor requirement-to-response trace, shortlist vendor scoring rationale, and selection procurement decision memo. It is built for teams that need a usable draft artifact, not a broad summary with a familiar title. The skill asks for RFP, vendor answer, or procurement notes, must-have requirements and scoring criteria, and stakeholder concerns and commercial constraints up front, then organizes the output around vendor, shortlist, selection, rfp, and research. It is delivered with adapters for Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, and Antigravity so teams can use the same workflow across their preferred agent environment. Vendor Shortlist Builder is scoped to the Vendor Selection & RFP workflow and is distinct from adjacent catalog skills by producing this specific deliverable rather than a broad summary.
One-Time Purchase
$19.99
Vendor Shortlist Builder — Sample Brief
Headline
Builds a vendor selection artifact for vendor shortlist builder work, turning RFP, vendor answer, or procurement notes, must-have requirements and scoring criteria, and stakeholder concerns and commercial constraints into vendor requirement-to-response trace, shortlist vendor scoring rationale, and selection procurement decision memo. In this example, public source packet needs public-source evidence separated from inference before the brief is shared. The output is a concrete implementation scaffold: source evidence, reviewer checks, and the owner decision that determines whether the work is ready.
Evidence Packet
| Input | Example | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RFP, vendor answer, or procurement notes | public source packet needs public-source evidence separated from inference before the brief is shared. | Provided |
| must-have requirements and scoring criteria | Three representative examples from the current workflow | Reviewed |
| stakeholder concerns and commercial constraints | Approval threshold and final reviewer | Confirm |
| decision owner and procurement timeline | Vendor Selection & RFP owner and downstream audience | Ready |
Vendor Evidence Model
| Field | What must be captured | Review consequence |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor signal | Trace requirement, vendor response, scoring rationale, gap, commercial concern, and decision owner. | Treat as draft until vendor requirement-to-response trace is source-backed. |
| Vendor Requirement To Response Trace | Separate must-have failures from negotiable gaps and evidence-quality concerns. | Escalate when vendor evidence is missing or contradicted. |
| Shortlist Vendor Scoring Rationale | Produce a procurement-ready decision memo or question list, not a generic vendor ranking. | Reviewer resolves selection procurement decision memo before final use. |
Vendor Acceptance Checks
| Check | Required evidence | Review action |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor depth | Trace requirement, vendor response, scoring rationale, gap, commercial concern, and decision owner. | Keep, revise, or ask a targeted follow-up |
| Shortlist boundary | Separate must-have failures from negotiable gaps and evidence-quality concerns. | Confirm this is not a renamed adjacent bundle skill |
| Builder handoff | Produce a procurement-ready decision memo or question list, not a generic vendor ranking. | Assign the owner decision before final use |
Vendor Shortlist Builder Work Map
Vendor Shortlist Builder focus areas
Draft Implementation Scaffold
| Vendor signal | Vendor Requirement To Response Trace | Shortlist Vendor Scoring Rationale | Selection Procurement Decision Memo | Shortlist decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | vendor requirement-to-response trace | shortlist vendor scoring rationale | selection procurement decision memo | Keep if source-backed |
| Shortlist | vendor requirement-to-response trace | shortlist vendor scoring rationale | Vendor evidence is missing or contradicted. | Revise missing evidence |
| Selection | Trace requirement, vendor response, scoring rationale, gap, commercial concern, and decision owner. | Separate must-have failures from negotiable gaps and evidence-quality concerns. | selection procurement decision memo | Assign owner decision |
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Vendor Shortlist Builder
Best when vendor selection & rfp work needs a concrete implementation scaffold.
Hold back
Missing evidence
Best deferred when a key input would change the artifact.
Reviewer note
The output is structured so an operator can validate the draft, edit the artifact, and hand it to the next owner without re-reading the entire packet. The final answer should label unknowns plainly and avoid inventing metrics, policies, quotes, or commitments.
This sample illustrates the skill's output format. Analysis is based on publicly available information; the companies and sources named are illustrative examples.
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Includes support for Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, and Google Antigravity in the same license.
Also in Vendor Selection & RFP
Bundle price: $55. Compare this skill with the full workflow bundle or Pro access.
Best for
Procurement leads and operators narrowing a vendor longlist to a defensible shortlist — requirement fit, scoring rationale, and the reasoning behind each cut. Most useful early in a buying process when a structured first cut focuses the deeper evaluation.
Not ideal for
Final vendor selection, which needs deeper diligence, and markets with only one or two real options. The shortlist is a draft — the buyer should confirm the criteria reflect real priorities before narrowing further.
Included in this purchase
- Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, and Google Antigravity skill files.
- Setup guidance for the right adapter in your workspace.
- One-time license for the purchased skill version.
Setup
Plan for a short copy-and-configure setup in your preferred agent workspace. No custom integration is required for the skill file itself.
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Future Updates
This purchase includes the current version of the skill. If you want future adapter updates — meaning compatibility and packaging updates as supported platforms evolve — plus new catalog additions included automatically, upgrade to Pro.