Solicitations That Don't Get Protested: What Strong RFxs Have in Common explores what procurement teams are doing to build solicitations that don't need major corrections after release — and how that directly reduces protest exposure.

High-addenda solicitations can be accidental, but they follow a pattern. Compressed timelines. Unclear input from departments. Requirements drafted by people who don’t write procurement documents for a living. By the time the RFx goes out, the gaps are already there, and vendors notice.

The problem goes beyond expertise. Most solicitation review processes are not built to catch what actually draws challenges: vague criteria, scope that implies a preferred vendor, requirements that look neutral but are not. These are preventable but only if review is structured to find them before release.

This workshop hosted by OpenGov, covers what separates solicitations that survive scrutiny from those that do not: the review steps, documentation practices, and structural decisions that reduce protest risk before the first bid is submitted.

Learning Objectives:

• What solicitation elements drive the most vendor challenges
• How to review scope and requirements before release, not after
• What strong evaluation criteria look like before the first bid comes in
• How to reduce addendums by strengthening the document upfront

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