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On-line procurement or RFP auction system

  • US 20020161697A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2002
  • Published: 10/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An on-line RFP procurement auction system with bidder sub-auctions, using an Internet based communications network of network members inclusive of network buyers/requesters and network sellers/bidders, for processing an RFP for goods and services through at least one central network processing unit (“

  • CNPU”

    ) and operating software therefore, the system comprising;

    (a) a database for each category of goods and services offered or desired by network members of the system;

    (b) photo upload means for remote use by network buyers to particularly illustrate and explain desired RFP requirements;

    (c) means for network buyers to generate said RFP for goods or services displayed by jpegs and the like of photo uploads together with alpha numeric RFP data;

    (d) means for transmitting said RFPs inclusive of jpegs to said CNPU;

    (e) means for e-mail and wireless distribution of RFP notices to those network sellers/bidders;

    that have asked for notices within selectable categories of RFP'"'"'s. (f) means for enabling a network seller/bidder to submit an encrypted bid to said CNPU; and

    (g) means within said CNPU for the requester, after an RFP period has closed, to view all bids along with a bidder'"'"'s optional profile (mini-webpage) to develop a knowledge-based selection of his preferred bidder; and

    (h) means for all participatory bidders of said RFP to view each of said RFP'"'"'s.

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