# VisibleThread: RFP Software

> Full\-lifecycle RFP intelligence, traceable AI insights, and security without compromise\. 15\+ years trusted in sensitive bids

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## Pages
- [About Us](https://www.visiblethread.com/company/about-us/)
- [Contact Us](https://www.visiblethread.com/company/contact-us/)
- [VisibleThread Subscription Agreement](https://www.visiblethread.com/visiblethread-subscription-agreement/)
- [Privacy](https://www.visiblethread.com/privacy/)
- [Platform Overview](https://www.visiblethread.com/rfp-platform-overview/)
- [Guides](https://www.visiblethread.com/resources/guides/)
- [Events](https://www.visiblethread.com/events/)
- [Blog](https://www.visiblethread.com/blog/)
- [Podcasts](https://www.visiblethread.com/podcasts/)
- [Glossary](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary/)

## Posts
- [Proposal Writing](https://www.visiblethread.com/blog/proposal-writing/): If you're in the government contracting world, then understanding proposal writing is essential for success\. In this blog, we will explore the world of proposal writing, from the essential principles to advanced tools and techniques\. Let's embark on a journey to master the art of crafting compelling proposals\.
- [RFP Response Software](https://www.visiblethread.com/blog/rfp-response-software/): Government contracting teams face increasing pressure to deliver accurate, compliant, and competitive RFP responses under tight deadlines\. As contracting opportunities grow more complex and competition intensifies, relying on outdated tools or manual processes is no longer sustainable\. This is where RFP software becomes a game\-changer\.
- [RFP \(Request for Proposal\)](https://www.visiblethread.com/blog/rfp-request-for-proposal/): This guide explains the fundamentals of RFPs and offers practical insights tailored specifically for government contracting teams\. 
- [RFPs in GovCon: What You Need to Know](https://www.visiblethread.com/blog/rfp-meaning-what-you-need-to-know/): Understanding RFPs in government contracting \(GovCon\) is essential for success in navigating the competitive landscape of public sector projects\.
- [RFP Process: A Guide for Government Contracting Teams](https://www.visiblethread.com/blog/rfp-process-a-guide-for-government-contracting-teams/): The RFP process ultimately aims to select the contractor that offers the best value to the government, balancing quality, innovation, and price to achieve the project goals while maintaining accountability and fairness\.

## Glossary Terms
- [NASA Solutions for Enterprise\-Wide Procurement \(NASA SEWP\)](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary/nasa-solutions-for-enterprise-wide-procurement-nasa-sewp/): A NASA\-managed government\-wide contract vehicle for procuring IT products, software, and cloud solutions from pre\-qualified vendors\.
- [United States Code \(USC\)](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary/united-states-code-usc/): The official compilation of permanent U\.S\. federal laws, providing the statutory basis for many contracting requirements\.
- [United Nations Standard Products and Services Code \(UNSPSC\)](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary/united-nations-standard-products-and-services-code-unspsc/): A global classification system used to categorize products and services for procurement and spend analysis\.
- [Unique Entity Identifier \(UEI\)](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary/unique-entity-identifier-uei/): A unique 12\-character identifier assigned via SAM\.gov to organizations doing business with the federal government, replacing the DUNS number\.
- [U\.S\. Department of Agriculture \(USDA\)](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary/u-s-department-of-agriculture-usda/): The federal department responsible for agriculture, food safety, nutrition, and rural development\.

## Research
- [Are you ready for AI? Part 1 of 2](https://www.visiblethread.com/research/are-you-ready-for-ai-part-1-of-2/): Part 1 covers the work before you spend anything: diagnosing whether your organization, data and process are ready for AI, and using that diagnosis to evaluate a solution\. Adoption rarely stalls because a team picked the wrong tool\. It stalls because what sat underneath was not ready\. For proposal, capture and BD leadership, with the scored AI Readiness Assessment included\. Part 2, Making it work, picks up after the purchase decision\. Download and we'll send you both\!
- [Making it work, Part 2 of 2](https://www.visiblethread.com/research/making-it-work-part-2-of-2/): Part 2 picks up after the solution decision, where buying the tool turns out to have been the easy part\. It covers redesigning the work itself: building hybrid workflows out of deterministic, generative and human layers, scoping a pilot that can return a negative result, training to the role, governing the output, and measuring whether any of it changed the work\. For proposal, capture and BD leadership in regulated, high\-compliance environments, with a checklist closing every chapter\. Part 1, Are you ready for AI?, covers the readiness and selection work that comes first\.
- [CMMC, FedRAMP and equivalency](https://www.visiblethread.com/research/cmmc-fedramp-and-equivalency/): CMMC and FedRAMP get used interchangeably, and they are not the same thing\. One governs your systems\. The other governs the cloud products you put your data into\. This guide sets out the difference in plain English, explains the equivalency route DoD created for providers who cannot get an agency sponsor, and shows how your choice of deployment decides whose assessment your CUI sits inside\. Drawn from the VisibleThread webinar with Ignyte, September 2026\.
- [The Information Gap in Capture](https://www.visiblethread.com/research/information-gap-in-capture/): Most organizations do not lack information\. They lack confidence in the information they use to make capture decisions\. The Information Gap in Capture explores how fragmented customer, competitive and organizational knowledge can become trusted, actionable evidence, helping capture leaders make better qualification, investment and win\-strategy decisions\.
- [The Buyer's Guide to RFP Software](https://www.visiblethread.com/research/buyers-guide-to-rfp-software/): The RFP software buyer's guide helps organizations evaluate RFP and proposal software, define requirements, compare vendors, assess AI capabilities and build a stronger business case for investment\.

## Slide Testimonials
- [Airbus](https://www.visiblethread.com/slide_testimonials/airbus/)

## Case studies
- [How AIRBUS use VisibleThread in their proposal process](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies/how-airbus-use-visiblethread-in-their-proposal-process/)
- [How CareSource Innovators Harness VisibleThread for New Business Proposals and Implementations](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies/how-caresource-innovators-harness-visiblethread-for-new-business-proposals-and-implementations/): Revolutionizing Efficiency with VisibleThread
- [How Sun Life Uses VisibleThread to Communicate Clearly across the Enterprise](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies/how-sun-life-uses-visiblethread-to-communicate-clearly-across-the-enterprise/): 6,000 users at Sun Life score business content every day to support its’ brand goals of being “optimistic, authentic, confident, caring and dynamic”\.
- [How the Information Access Group strive towards a culture of accessibility using VisibleThread](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies/how-the-information-access-group-strive-towards-a-culture-of-accessibility-using-visiblethread/)
- [How small business BVTI used VisibleThread to win a multi\-million\-dollar proposal](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies/how-small-business-bvti-used-visiblethread-to-win-a-multi-million-dollar-proposal/): Enabling small businesses to punch above their weight class

## Speakers
- [Michele Raymond](https://www.visiblethread.com/events_staff/michele-raymond/)
- [Karisha Stanley](https://www.visiblethread.com/events_staff/karisha-stanley/)
- [Christina M\. Martinson](https://www.visiblethread.com/events_staff/christina-m-martinson/)
- [Jamie Lee](https://www.visiblethread.com/events_staff/jamie-lee/)
- [Andrew Locatelli Woodcock](https://www.visiblethread.com/events_staff/andrew-locatelli-woodcock/)

## Podcasts
- [Finding Your Feet in Freelancing](https://www.visiblethread.com/podcast/finding-your-feet-in-freelancing/): What does it really take to succeed in freelance bidding? In this episode of Season 5, Matt Light speaks with Lucy Davis about moving from in\-house to freelance bid management, building your reputation and network, managing the realities of freelancing, and bringing greater strategic value to clients while preparing for the future of freelance bidding\.
- [Social Value in the Public Sector](https://www.visiblethread.com/podcast/social-value-in-the-public-sector/): What does social value really mean in public sector procurement? In this episode of Season 5, Matt Light speaks with Ben Tucker, Charles Grosstephan and Jim Carley about how social value is evolving, why preparation and buyer research matter, and how organizations can create authentic, measurable commitments that strengthen bids and deliver genuine community impact\.
- [Bringing Bid Design into Focus](https://www.visiblethread.com/podcast/bid-design-podcast/): Why should design be integrated into the bid process from the start? In this episode of Season 5, guest host Matt Light speaks with Victoria McAleese about how bringing design in earlier can strengthen content, improve messaging and create a better experience for evaluators\.
- [Better Bid Writing – More Than Just Finding the Right Words](https://www.visiblethread.com/podcast/better-bid-writing-more-than-just-finding-the-right-words/): What is capture, and why should it start long before a tender is released? In this episode of Season 5, host Matt Light speaks with Georgina Ayilara about the current state and future of UK capture, exploring how customer understanding, collaboration and early engagement can help organisations position themselves to win more business\.
- [The Reality and Future of UK Capture](https://www.visiblethread.com/podcast/the-reality-and-future-of-uk-capture/): What is capture, and why should it start long before a tender is released? In this episode of Season 5, host Matt Light speaks with Georgina Ayilara about the current state and future of UK capture, exploring how customer understanding, collaboration and early engagement can help organisations position themselves to win more business\.

## Categories
- [Blog](https://www.visiblethread.com/c/blog/)
- [On\-Demand Webinar](https://www.visiblethread.com/c/on-demand-webinar/)
- [News](https://www.visiblethread.com/c/news/)
- [Events](https://www.visiblethread.com/c/events/)
- [na](https://www.visiblethread.com/c/na/)

## Tags
- [Government Contracting](https://www.visiblethread.com/t/government-contracting/)
- [GovCon](https://www.visiblethread.com/t/govcon/)
- [VT Docs](https://www.visiblethread.com/t/vt-docs/)
- [Webinar](https://www.visiblethread.com/t/webinar/)
- [VT Writer](https://www.visiblethread.com/t/vt-writer/)

## Glossary Categories
- [Procurement \& RFP Basics](https://www.visiblethread.com/glossary-category/procurement-rfp-basics/)

## Research categories
- [Guide](https://www.visiblethread.com/research_categories/guide/)
- [Report](https://www.visiblethread.com/research_categories/report/)
- [Free Asset](https://www.visiblethread.com/research_categories/asset/)
- [Whitepaper](https://www.visiblethread.com/research_categories/whitepaper/)

## Case studies categories
- [IT Solutions](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies_categories/it-solutions/)
- [Defense \& Aerospace](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies_categories/defense-aerospace/)
- [Commercial Law](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies_categories/commercial-law/)
- [Government Contracting](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies_categories/government-contracting/)
- [Communications Agency](https://www.visiblethread.com/case_studies_categories/communications-agency/)

## Marketplace Categories
- [VT Docs](https://www.visiblethread.com/marketplacecategory/vt-docs/)
- [VT Writer](https://www.visiblethread.com/marketplacecategory/vt-writer/)

## Marketplace tags
- [Featured](https://www.visiblethread.com/marketplace_tags/featured/)

## Page tags
- [Contract Vehicle](https://www.visiblethread.com/page_tags/contract-vehicle/)

## Guide tags
- [Dynamic template](https://www.visiblethread.com/guide_tags/dynamic-template/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://www.visiblethread.com/sitemap_index.xml)