Vendor Selection
For large capital investment project, AVS can help you evaluate different suppliers and make proper recommendations. We can even assist you with contract negotiations if you so choose.

There are many reasons to start the vendor selection process and it is a process that can be time-consuming. Many of our clients engaged AVS because they lacked the resources, expertise or time to develop an effective RFP (Request for Proposal) and select an optimal vendor.

Our Vendor Selection ultimately leads to the educated selection of a strategic partner. The process begins with a “needs analysis”, moves to the formation of a highly detailed bid specification (RFP) based on the client's specific needs, to independent vendor selection and contract negotiations.

An AVS team will work with you to gather relevant business and financial information to prepare a list of requirements that are identified and prioritized as mandatory, desired, and optional features. We then write RFPs that will elicit proposals to meet your requirements. We'll help determine a qualified vendor list and evaluate the proposals that result from the RFP and make recommendations based on those proposals and our experience with similar sourcing and/or large deals. Our senior consultants will mentor your internal team throughout the evaluation and negotiation process.

Finally, we can assist in implementation project management and post-implementation reviews. Using this time-tested approach helps you avoid the pitfalls of entering into a potentially long-term contract that won't meet your needs. Instead, our methodology produces consistent and comparable information and ensures that the chosen vendor's solution is consistent with your technology strategy. Our clients say that we more than pay for ourselves by reducing vendor margins through the competitive process, specifying a solution to meet the needs without vendor sales pitches for unneeded services and equipment, and by reducing in-house resource demands.