"We are running an RFP. We need a neutral hand."

• Write or sharpen the technical scope so it actually gets you the answer you want, not what the vendor wants to sell.
• Translate vendor responses into apples-to-apples math. Different carriers measure things differently. The translation is half the work.
• Sit on the vendor presentations and ask the questions your team will not think to ask. I know what the carriers hide.
• Flag contract language gotchas before you sign. Auto-renewal, MAC-fee schedules, rate-lock fine print, off-net surcharges.
• Read every BAA, MSA, and SOW with you. Legal team can do it too; my read is faster and identifies the carrier-side traps theirs will miss.

Hourly consulting if you want me out of the carrier relationship entirely, no conflict of interest at all. You pay me directly for the RFP work, the winning carrier pays you (not me).

Carrier-residual if you want me to also broker the winning quote and stay involved during install. Same model as the rest of my business. Zero direct cost to you.

I will tell you which is cleaner for your situation on the first call. Some RFPs are better with me on the outside.

Standard single-product RFP (e.g., one fiber refresh across a region): 12 to 18 hours over 6 to 8 weeks.

Complex multi-product RFP (e.g., voice + connectivity + security stack): 20 to 30 hours over 8 to 12 weeks.

I keep you informed of where I am inside the budget. If we are tracking long, we talk about why before I bill more hours.

The other ways I do legwork for expert buyers.