Bid Responder

Spec sheet

What it does

Bid Responder is a web platform for creating, issuing, answering and evaluating RFPs and RFQs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Intended users

The maker describes the product for both vendors answering proposals and procurement teams issuing them.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Free plan

NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Trial

The Professional plan is available for 14 days with full access and no credit card requirement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Integrations

The developer platform provides a REST API and real-time webhooks for vendor and issuer workflows; the page names Slack as an example webhook destination.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Compliance

A NEVI/FHWA checker evaluates ten federal EV-charging requirements and reports pass, fail or unaddressed items.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Support

Professional includes priority support, while Enterprise includes dedicated support.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

AI answering

The system drafts context-aware answers from a company knowledge base and gives each answer a confidence score.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

AI data use

The privacy policy says customer content is not used to train models, and the terms say it is not used to train models shared with other customers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

AI responses

Its AI uses a company knowledge base, past proposals, and Q&A library to draft answers with confidence scores.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

API extensibility

Issuer API endpoints cover RFP creation, publication, evaluation, bid comparison and contract awards.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

API security

Webhook payloads use HMAC-SHA256 signatures, while API keys are SHA-256 hashed, scoped, shown once and revocable.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Approval workflows

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Cancellation and formats

After cancellation, data stays accessible in read-only mode for 30 days for export, then is permanently deleted; Starter supports PDF and DOCX uploads, while Professional and Enterprise support PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, TXT, and CSV.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Cancellation retention

After cancellation, data remains read-only for 30 days and is then permanently deleted.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Collaboration

Teams receive role-based permissions, shared workspaces, assignments, audit trails, project chat and support tickets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Company address

Florida corporate records list 2360 Clark St Suite C, Apopka, Florida 32703 as the principal and mailing address.Read 15 Oct 2026 · search.sunbiz.org

Company onboarding claim

Bid Responder’s About page claims more than 500 teams onboarded.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Company size

LinkedIn categorizes Charge Rigs as privately held with 51–200 employees and headquarters in Apopka, Florida.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Compliance tracking

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Data protection

The privacy policy states TLS 1.2 or newer in transit, AES-256 at rest, bcrypt password hashing and security audits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Data security

The pricing page states that data is encrypted at rest and in transit and that Enterprise customers can opt for on-premise deployment.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

EV compliance

The NEVI/FHWA checker evaluates responses against 10 federal EV charging infrastructure requirements.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Exports

Completed responses can be exported to Excel, Word, PDF or CSV, with progress and workload reporting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Format limitation

Starter supports PDF and DOCX imports, while Professional and Enterprise add XLSX, PPTX, TXT and CSV.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Funding news

NovaCHARGE announced a significant investment in Charge Rigs in April 2025, without disclosing an amount.Read 15 Oct 2026 · novacharge.net

Issuer workflow

Issuers can publish RFPs, invite vendors, manage Q&A, receive sealed bids, apply weighted criteria and award contracts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Knowledge base

Users can ingest PDFs, Word files, spreadsheets, text and website URLs, with semantic search, summaries and keyword tagging.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Knowledge management

Users can upload documents or point to URLs for indexing and can maintain a searchable library of approved Q&A pairs.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Legal entity

Florida records show Charge Rigs LLC was filed on November 28, 2023 and remains active.Read 15 Oct 2026 · search.sunbiz.org

Licence

The software, code, algorithms and documentation are owned by Bid Responder; reverse engineering and redistribution are prohibited.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Limit: AI accuracy

The terms say AI output is only a suggestion, may be inaccurate or incomplete, and must be reviewed before submission.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Limit: availability

The terms do not guarantee uninterrupted service and allow suspension for maintenance or circumstances beyond the company’s control.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

News: launch pricing

The March 2026 launch release described a free tier with two active projects and 50 AI answers per month, plus then-current Starter and Professional prices of $49 and $149 monthly.Read 15 Oct 2026 · einpresswire.com

News: public launch

EIN Presswire reported Bid Responder’s public launch on March 27, 2026, identifying Charge Rigs, LLC and founder Paul Boes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · einpresswire.com

On-premises option

Enterprise customers may choose on-premise deployment for data sovereignty.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Pricing intelligence

Analytics compare win rates across deal-size brackets and show pricing sweet spots.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Public API

REST API v1 provides read and write access for projects, questions, Q&A and knowledge data with JSON pagination and filtering.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Q&A management

The Q&A library supports version history, duplicate detection, tagging, archiving and restore of earlier versions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

RFP import

RFP questions can be imported from PDF, DOCX, Excel, pasted text or a URL and parsed automatically.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Security claim

The homepage advertises SOC 2 compliance, enterprise security and 99.9% uptime.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Supported imports

The homepage says Smart Import accepts Excel, PDF, Word, URLs, or pasted content.Read 28 Sep 2026 · bidresponder.com

Webhooks

Webhook events cover project, question, Q&A, knowledge, RFP, bid and vendor-question changes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Win probability

An analytics engine estimates bid win probability using historical bid and response data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · bidresponder.com

Plans and prices

Every Bid Responder plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Bid Management Software#3 of 949.0
• AI RFP Response Software#2 of 339.0