Analysis from someone who has run the process you are running
This service exists because of a specific vantage point: nearly 40 years of audit experience, combined with 15 years of sitting exactly where your committee is sitting — receiving proposals, evaluating vendors, and making selection decisions that carried real organizational consequences.
The analytical foundation behind the service
Our principal is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, with nearly 40 years of professional audit experience and 15 years leading RFP and vendor selection processes for non-profits, associations, and destination marketing organizations.
Across more than 100 RFP cycles, this practice has evaluated hundreds of vendor proposals and thousands of pages of vendor content from the issuing organization's side of the table. We understand where compliance gaps hide, how ambiguity affects risk, and what selection committees most commonly miss when comparing proposals under deadline pressure.
As an auditor by training and practice, the analytical rigor applied to proposal review is the same that applies to financial and operational audit — systematic, documented, and independent.
A Hunter Audit Services company · Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) · Institute of Internal Auditors Member
A point of view, not just a service offering
After years of running RFP processes, the same patterns kept appearing. Capable committees would complete thorough reviews and make what seemed like well-reasoned decisions — only to encounter post-award problems that an earlier, more structured analysis would have surfaced.
The issue was not committee competence. It was that proposal review and vendor selection are genuinely different disciplines. Committees are well-positioned to evaluate strategic fit, organizational alignment, and vendor quality. Independent analysis of compliance, completeness, and risk requires a different lens — applied before scoring begins, not as part of it.
This service was built to provide that lens. Not to replace committee judgment. To support it.
Independence is not a feature. It is the service.
As an auditor by training, independence is the foundation of the analytical work — not a marketing position. It means we do not work with any vendor competing in the RFP cycle we are analyzing. Every inquiry is subject to a conflict-of-interest review before an engagement begins.
All RFP documents, vendor submissions, and organizational information shared in the course of an engagement are held in strict confidence and used solely for the purposes of that engagement. We do not share client information with third parties.
We do not make the selection — and we do not have an interest in who is selected. Our only obligation is to the quality of the analysis we deliver to your committee.
Built for organizations where the selection decision is consequential
Non-profits & associations
Organizations where vendor selection carries fiduciary responsibility, board scrutiny, and often limited staff bandwidth for detailed proposal review.
Destination marketing organizations
DMOs issuing RFPs for marketing, technology, and management services — where vendor quality is difficult to evaluate independently and stakes are high.
Other public-facing organizations
Any organization where the selection decision will be subject to board, stakeholder, or public review and requires a documented, defensible analytical record.
Ready to support your selection committee?
Contact us to discuss your upcoming RFP process. All inquiries are held in confidence and responded to within one business day.
Before you request a fit review, read the Executive Bid Risk Brief.
A concise executive briefing on the proposal risks selection committees often discover too late.
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