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Q: Deciding whether to bid?

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Every resource in this library comes from The RFP Success^® Company, where service-based businesses win SLED government contracts at a 76%+ rate. Each one is pulled from the same 4×4 Framework™ that drives those wins. Pick the one that matches where you are right now and put it to work.

RFP-expert Lisa Rehurek

Founder · 30+ years on all three sides of the RFP table

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The RFP Success^® Company built this resource library so service-based businesses chasing State, Local, and Education (SLED) contracts do not have to start from a blank page. Each resource teaches one piece of how we help clients win at a 76%+ rate, and each one is free.

Start with the moment you are in

Deciding whether to bid?

The True Cost of Losing an RFP shows what a lost bid actually costs, so you can judge which pursuits deserve your time.

Writing the response?

The D.A.R.E. Method eBook shows you how to write for the evaluator instead of about yourself.

How this library works

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Every resource is free. We ask for your name and email so we can send the file and, every so often, something else worth your time. No credit card attached to the download.

Built from real client work

These are not generic templates pulled off the internet. Each resource comes out of the 4×4 Framework™ and the D.A.R.E. Method that our in-house team uses on real SLED proposals across 30+ industries.

SLED-focused on purpose

We work in State, Local, and Education procurement. If your target is a state, county, city, school district, or university contract, that is exactly where these resources apply.

Choose the resource that fits your current RFP challenge. Download it and start putting it to use today.

How service businesses win SLED contracts with The RFP Success^® Company

SHORTLIST → WIN CONVERSION · FLEET MGMT SOFTWARE

Service used: RFP Success^® Mastery Audit

50% → 80%

RTA Fleet grew its SLED RFP finalist rate from 50% to 80% and 2x to 3x its revenue from RFP wins after working with The RFP Success^® Company.

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ABSOLUTE WIN RATE · HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, STATE MEDICAID

Service used: Content Refinement

86% WIN RATE

Optumas, a healthcare consulting firm serving state Medicaid agencies, won 6 of its last 7 SLED RFPs (86% win rate) after Content Refinement strengthened compliance, positioning, and proof for evaluators.

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CONTRACT SIZE · TECHNOLOGY, STATE & EDUCATION

Service used: RFP Success^® Mastery Audit and Content Refinement

$8.5M WON

Highstreet IT won an $8.5M SLED contract and lifted its win rate from 43% to 50%+ with support from the RFP Success^® Mastery Audit and Content Refinement.

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OUR SERVICES

Choose the Resource That Fits Your Next Decision

Each resource solves a different RFP problem. Start with the card that matches the work in front of you, then use the related guides to go deeper.

The D.A.R.E. Method eBook

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The proposal writing method behind a 76%+ SLED win rate. Learn to write for what evaluators actually score, using Distinction, Answer the Questions for Impact, Readability, and Evidence & Authority.

Proposal Writing · D.A.R.E. Method

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White Paper

The True Cost of Losing an RFP

The real number behind a lost bid is bigger than the contract you missed. This white paper breaks down lost revenue, sunk bid cost, opportunity cost, and the toll on your team, so you can decide what fixing it is worth.

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CLIENT WINS

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Built by the Win Strategist team founded by RFP-expert Lisa Rehurek to help service-based businesses win more government work.

Lisa Rehurek

Founder, The RFP Success^® Company · 30+ years on all three sides of the RFP table

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FROM THE FOUNDER · WIN STRATEGIST SERVICES

By RFP-expert Lisa Rehurek

Founder · The RFP Success^® Company

Author of 11 books · Lisa’s 30+ years across responding to, developing, and evaluating RFPs.

PUBLISHED MAY 25, 2026 · REVIEWED MAY 25, 2026

“You’re not losing because you’re unqualified. You’re losing because you’re undisciplined.”

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