platoseedBonfire is reimagining RFPs & bidding for gov procurement teams
Bonfire is the leading next-generation eSourcing / competitive bidding and RFx platform. Bonfire goes beyond the basic automation of eProcurement suites and older simple bidding tools, helping you to make better, faster decisions. It’s a collaborative, powerful, and insightful cloud-based platform for today’s procurement needs. We're focused on government procurement teams (which control ~18% of GDP) and enabling them to thrive in a world of crushing compliance requirements and very high workloads. Bonfire streamlines the entire RFx and bidding process, helping to run projects >50% faster. Bonfire empowers users with unparalleled evaluation features for deeper analysis, delivered through our distinctly intuitive and easy-to-use platform. Bonfire is trusted with over a billion dollars of supplier selection decisions per month, and is one of the fastest growing new procurement technologies.
Bonfire reimagines RFPs and bidding for government procurement teams by providing a public sector eProcurement platform. It focuses on sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and automated bid/tabulation to drive faster awards and better value in government procurement.
A centralized, AI-powered procurement platform for the public sector that handles sourcing, contracting, marketplace purchasing, supplier management, and automated bid evaluation. Features include centralized request management, collaborative RFP creation with templates and change logs, access to a large supplier network, digital scorecards and automated bid tabulation, contract automation from awarded projects, customizable workflows and alerts, supplier performance tracking, and a centralized contract and spend view with real-time insights to prevent budget overruns.
Who it’s for: Government agencies and public sector organizations that manage sourcing, contracting, purchasing, and invoicing.
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Current: CEO & Cofounder of GovAI (Civia Inc) Former: CEO & Founder of Bonfire (W15)
Current: CTO & Cofounder of Civia Inc. Former: CTO & Cofounder of Bonfire (W15)
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