SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING FIT BETWEEN A BUSINESS ISSUE AND PERCEPTION OF THE ISSUE BY POTENTIAL SOLUTION PROVIDERS

摘要

A system is provided for screening requests for proposal and matching the requests with high potential solution providers. The system includes a host computer, a screening and matching process, a proposal request key generator, and a response key generator. The host computer is in communications with a computer network. The screening and matching process is resident and executable on the host computer. This process is adapted to accept data input from a proposal requestor and from a proposal responder and to output data to the proposal requestor and to the proposal responder, and to define a requirements data set and to receive a response data set. The response key generator generates a key that represents the proposal responder's reply to the requirements data set. The response key is processed with the request key to provide a proposal key which is output from the host computer via the computer network to the proposal requestor. The requirements data set is operated on by the screening and matching process to provide the proposal request key. The proposal response key enables the requestor to vet through several candidate responses and choose one which has a high potential of offering a suitable solution.