Popcorn RFP

What Popcorn RFP is

Popcorn RFP is a web-based service for managing product and service selection through the RFx process. It supports creating requests for information and requests for proposals, publishing them, downloading vendor responses, and evaluating those responses with scoring. Its patent-pending RFx engine creates documents according to an organization’s standards. Teams can use community-provided kernels or create their own custom kernels, and the site describes secure collaboration across locations during purchasing. The Software Only plan includes publishing RFIs and RFPs, downloading responses, a private kernel, and unlimited access to the community kernel library. It costs $75 a month, billed $75 per month. Premium Services & Software adds private kernels, multiple teams, and reporting and analytics; its price is available by contacting the company. Popcorn RFP describes the product as helping protect data, support compliance, and evaluate responses fairly. It also offers a free initial consultation and assessment, with customized professional services available to scope. The team describes experience in IT procurement, higher education, and collaborative purchasing for cloud services.

Who it suits

It suits organizations running purchasing processes that need to create RFIs or RFPs, gather vendor responses, and evaluate submissions collaboratively.

Limits

The lowest listed plan, Software Only, costs $75 a month and includes publishing RFIs and RFPs, downloading responses, a private kernel, and unlimited community kernel library access. Multiple teams, reporting, and analytics are listed under Premium Services & Software, whose price is available by contacting the company.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.popcornrfp.com/.
2. Use the web-based service.
3. Start an RFx document from a community kernel or create a custom kernel.
4. Choose Software Only at $75 a month, or contact the company about Premium Services & Software.
5. Contact the company to arrange its free initial consultation and assessment.

Verdict

Popcorn RFP covers RFx creation, response collection, and evaluation, with kernel options for standard or customized documents. The Software Only plan has a listed monthly price; organizations needing multiple teams or reporting should ask about Premium Services & Software.