Technology & Print RFP Consulting

Better Proposals.
Smarter Contracts.

True Measure Advisors helps print and technology companies respond to RFPs with confidence — and helps organizations make sure their managed print contracts are delivering real value. With years of experience working alongside procurement teams and negotiating contracts in the managed print space, we know what evaluators look for and what vendors need to say to win.

20+
Years of Experience
RFP
Response Expertise
RFP
Development & Strategy
MPS
Contract Review Specialist
What We Do

Comprehensive Advisory Services

Deep expertise in managed print and technology RFP responses, proposal strategy, bid monitoring, and contract optimization — built on a career spent in the print industry.

Managed Print Contract Review
Are you overpaying on your current managed print contract? We conduct comprehensive contract health checks — reviewing your cost-per-copy rates, fleet utilization, service terms, and lease structures to identify savings opportunities and ensure you're getting the value you're paying for. Many organizations are surprised by what we find.
Contract Health Check Cost-Per-Copy Analysis Fleet Optimization Vendor Accountability
RFP Response & Proposal Writing
Responding to an RFP for technology or print services? We help you craft compelling, compliant proposals that stand out. From executive summaries and pricing narratives to compliance matrices and BAFO preparation — we know what evaluators are looking for because we've spent years working alongside procurement teams, negotiating contracts, and understanding exactly what moves a proposal from the maybe pile to the winner's circle.
Proposal Writing Executive Summaries Compliance Matrices BAFO Preparation
RFP Development & Evaluation
Need to run a technology or print procurement? We help organizations build RFPs that attract the right vendors and make evaluation straightforward. Having spent years on the vendor side responding to procurement requests, we know exactly what questions to ask, what requirements to define, and how to structure an evaluation that gets you the best possible outcome.
RFP Development Scoring Frameworks Vendor Comparisons Selection Advisory
Bid Strategy & Management
Not sure whether to pursue an opportunity? We help technology and print companies make smart bid/no-bid decisions, develop winning pricing strategies, and manage the full proposal process from kickoff to submission. We bring structure and experience to high-stakes opportunities across any industry — from education and healthcare to corporate and municipal accounts.
Bid/No-Bid Analysis Pricing Strategy Opportunity Management Submission Coordination
Bid Monitoring & RFP Vetting
We actively monitor bid and procurement sites across the markets your company serves — identifying relevant print and technology RFPs so you never miss an opportunity. But we don't just find them. We vet each bid for risks, compliance requirements, scope complexity, and your company's realistic ability to win — giving you a clear picture of whether each opportunity is worth pursuing before you invest a single hour in a response.
Bid Monitoring Opportunity Identification Risk Assessment Win Probability Analysis
Fractional Sales Consulting
Experienced sales leadership for technology companies that need proven expertise without a full-time hire. Sales process development, CRM optimization, pipeline reviews, discovery coaching, and government sales strategy — on your schedule.
Sales Process CRM Optimization Pipeline Reviews Gov't Sales Strategy
AI-Assisted Proposal Services
Cutting-edge proposal support using AI tools to analyze RFPs, draft responses, generate compliance matrices, and create executive summaries — faster and more thoroughly than traditional methods. We combine deep print and technology expertise with modern AI capabilities to give your proposals a genuine competitive edge.
RFP Analysis AI-Drafted Responses Executive Summaries Compliance Matrices
Who We Serve

Built for Copier & Print Companies — and the Organizations That Buy From Them

We work with copier dealers and MPS providers who need a competitive edge in the bid process — and with organizations that want to make sure their managed print investment is working as hard as it should be.

Our Core Niche
Managed Print & Technology RFP Consulting — helping copier and MPS dealers win more business, and helping organizations get better value from their print vendors. Built on a career spent inside the print industry.
Vendor Side
Copier Dealers & MPS Providers

Copier dealers and managed print providers are our core client — and the space we know best. Whether you're responding to a competitive bid, looking for new opportunities in your market, or trying to build a more efficient proposal process, we bring the industry knowledge and practical experience to give you a real competitive edge.

Bid Monitoring & Vetting
We monitor procurement sites across your market, identify relevant print RFPs, and vet each opportunity for risk and win probability — so you only invest time in bids worth pursuing.
Proposal Writing & Strategy
We build compelling proposals that communicate your cost-per-copy value, service delivery strength, and lease flexibility in language that resonates with evaluators — not just specs on a page.
BAFO & Pricing Strategy
From initial pricing narrative to Best and Final Offer preparation, we help you position your pricing competitively without leaving margin on the table.
Compliance & Submission
Compliance matrices, addendum tracking, and submission coordination — making sure your response is complete, on time, and doesn't get disqualified on a technicality.
Buyer Side
Procurement & Operations Teams

Organizations running print procurements or managing existing managed print contracts have a different set of challenges — and we help with both. Whether you need to build an RFP that attracts thoughtful, comparable responses, or you want to know if your current vendor contract is actually delivering the value you're paying for, we bring the vendor-side perspective that makes the difference.

Contract Health Check
We analyze your current managed print contract — reviewing cost-per-copy rates, fleet utilization, service terms, and lease structures to identify where you may be overpaying or underserved.
RFP Development & Structuring
We build RFPs that ask the right questions, define clear scope, and include the information vendors need to respond accurately — dramatically reducing Q&A volume, eliminating unnecessary addendums, and making your evaluation straightforward.
Vendor Response Evaluation
We review submitted vendor proposals with a trained eye — identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and pricing anomalies so your team can make a confident, well-informed selection decision.
Procurement Advisory
Not sure what fair looks like? We help procurement and operations teams understand current market pricing, service standards, and what a strong managed print contract should include — so you negotiate from a position of knowledge.
Who We Are

The True Measure of a Trusted Advisor

True Measure Advisors was founded on a straightforward premise: real expertise comes from being in the room. Over the course of a career spent in the managed print and technology space, we've negotiated contracts with procurement teams, responded to hundreds of RFPs, managed vendor relationships, and learned firsthand what drives purchasing decisions — and what kills proposals before they're ever read.

That experience — working alongside procurement, not in it — gives us a perspective that's genuinely hard to find. We know the language procurement teams speak, what they're skeptical of, and what builds confidence in a vendor response. And we know MPS and technology contracts well enough to spot exactly where organizations are leaving money on the table.

Integrity First — Honest assessments, even when the answer is hard.
Precision in Practice — Every recommendation grounded in real-world experience.
Real-World Experience — Years negotiating with procurement teams and responding to RFPs gives us insight that pure consultants simply don't have.
Client-Centered — Your goals define our success. Always.
GUIDING DECISIONS THAT MATTER
Our Edge

Experience That's Genuinely Hard to Find

Years spent working alongside procurement — not in it — gives a perspective that classroom consulting simply can't replicate. We know what moves decisions because we've been in the room when they're made.

01
Years Working Alongside Procurement
We've spent years negotiating with procurement teams, responding to their RFPs, and learning exactly what they scrutinize, what they trust, and what makes a vendor stand out.
02
Deep MPS & Technology Fluency
Hands-on experience in managed print, copier fleets, cost-per-copy structures, lease terms, and technology service delivery — the kind of knowledge that only comes from doing the work, not studying it.
03
Career-Deep Print Industry Experience
A career spent in managed print and copier sales means we understand the full ecosystem — from device strategy and service delivery to lease structures, pricing models, and what procurement teams across any industry scrutinize most.
04
AI-Enhanced Capabilities
We leverage modern AI tools to analyze RFPs faster, draft more thorough responses, and build compliance matrices — giving clients a speed and quality advantage.
"The best proposal advice doesn't come from someone who studied procurement — it comes from someone who has spent years in the room with procurement teams, learning what builds trust and what raises red flags."
— The True Measure Advisors Philosophy
Coming Soon

Proposal Template Catalog — Built for the Print Industry

We're building something that doesn't exist yet — a catalog of professionally developed, customizable proposal and RFP templates designed specifically for copier dealers and managed print providers. Built from real-world experience. Ready to deploy.

RFP Response Templates
A growing library of customizable proposal response templates built around the most common print and technology RFP formats. Each template is structured to highlight your company's relevant experience, service capabilities, pricing approach, and differentiators — saving your team hours on every bid and ensuring nothing critical gets missed.
Customizable to Your Dealership
RFP Development Templates
For procurement teams running print and technology bids — a catalog of RFP templates built around what vendors actually need to see in order to respond completely and accurately. Ask the right questions up front, get better responses back, and spend less time managing the Q&A and addendum process that slows every procurement down.
Better RFPs. Better Responses.
Compliance Matrix Templates
Pre-built compliance matrix frameworks that map your response directly to every RFP requirement — making it easy for evaluators to score your submission and virtually eliminating the risk of a disqualifying omission. A compliance matrix isn't just good practice. It's the difference between making the short list and getting eliminated on a technicality.
Never Miss a Requirement
Executive Summary Templates
A library of executive summary frameworks tailored to print and technology proposals — helping you lead with your strongest message, communicate value quickly, and make a memorable first impression on evaluators who may be reviewing dozens of responses. Because the executive summary is often the only section decision-makers read in full.
Make the First Page Count
Procurement Team Resource

The Vendor Checklist — What Responding Companies Are Looking For

One of the most overlooked reasons a procurement drags on is a poorly structured RFP. When vendors don't have the information they need to respond accurately, the Q&A period explodes, addendums multiply, and your team spends weeks answering questions that a well-built RFP would have answered on page one.

We're building a procurement checklist — developed from the vendor's perspective — that gives procurement teams a clear picture of exactly what information responding companies need in order to submit a complete, accurate, and comparable proposal.

01
Current Environment Details
Device counts, locations, current volumes, and existing contract terms. Without this, vendors are guessing — and guessing leads to pricing disclaimers, assumptions, and follow-up questions that slow everything down.
02
Scope & Service Expectations
What's included — and what isn't. Toner, parts, labor, software, training, and implementation details. Vague scope language is the single biggest driver of Q&A volume and post-award disputes.
03
Evaluation Criteria & Weighting
How will responses be scored? When vendors know what matters most — price, service capability, references, implementation plan — they can structure their response to address your priorities directly instead of writing generic proposals.
04
Timeline & Transition Requirements
Implementation timeline, incumbent contract expiration, and transition expectations. Vendors need this to build a realistic project plan — and procurement teams that include it get far more accurate and committal responses.
05
Pricing Format Requirements
Cost-per-copy structure, lease vs. purchase preferences, minimum volume commitments, and overage expectations. Without a defined pricing format, you'll receive proposals that are impossible to compare — making your evaluation harder and your award decision less defensible.
06
Required Qualifications & References
Experience requirements, reference formats, and any mandatory certifications or authorizations. Defining this upfront eliminates unqualified submissions and reduces the evaluation burden on your team.

The result? A procurement process that moves faster, generates fewer questions, produces comparable responses, and lets your team stay focused on the work that actually matters — instead of managing an inbox full of vendor clarification requests.

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How We Work

Our Proven Process

A structured, transparent approach that delivers clarity at every stage of your engagement.

1
Discovery
We start by understanding your situation — the opportunity, your company's strengths, your market, and what winning looks like. Every engagement starts with a real conversation.
2
Assessment
A thorough review of your RFP, contract, or procurement challenge — identifying opportunities, risks, and the clearest path to the best outcome.
3
Strategy
A clear, actionable plan — whether that's a proposal win strategy, a contract renegotiation approach, or an RFP structure that gets you the vendor you actually want.
4
Execution
Hands-on execution support — proposal writing, contract review findings, RFP development, or vendor evaluation — through to a successful conclusion.
Get In Touch

Let's Start a Conversation

Have an RFP to respond to? Wondering if your managed print contract is delivering real value? Want a second opinion on a procurement? Reach out through the right channel below or fill out the form and we'll be in touch.

General Information & Inquiries info@truemeasureadvisorsllc.com Questions about our services, pricing, or anything else — start here.
RFP Review & Quote Requests rfps@truemeasureadvisorsllc.com Have an RFP you'd like us to review? Send it here and we'll assess the scope and provide a quote to assist with your response.
Phone(319) 340-5582
LocationUnited States