bidcraft-evaluate-mcp

Bid/no-bid evaluation engine for RFP opportunities. Scores opportunities on 8 dimensions — strategic fit, customer relationship, technical capability, past performance, price competitiveness, resource availability, competitive landscape, and risk profile — to make data-driven pursuit decisions.

Tools

evaluate_opportunity

Score an RFP/bid opportunity across 8 weighted dimensions and get a clear BID / NO_BID / CONDITIONAL_BID recommendation with confidence level, risk factors, and mitigation strategies.

compare_opportunities

Rank multiple bid opportunities by expected value, ROI, strategic importance, and urgency. Outputs a prioritized pipeline with pursue/defer/conflict recommendations within your capacity constraints.

analyze_competitive_position

Assess your competitive strengths and vulnerabilities against known competitors criterion-by-criterion. Generates ghost strategies and identifies where to emphasize differentiators.

estimate_bid_cost

Calculate the full cost of pursuing an opportunity — labor, review cycles, graphics, travel, subcontractor coordination, and materials. Includes ROI analysis and break-even win rate.

generate_pursuit_plan

Create a structured capture plan with milestone timeline, team assignments, win themes, discriminators, competitive ghost strategies, risk register, and pre-submission checklist.

Installation

npx bidcraft-evaluate-mcp

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bidcraft-evaluate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "bidcraft-evaluate-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Example Usage

Evaluate a bid opportunity:

Use evaluate_opportunity with opportunity_name "DOD Cyber Program", customer "US Army", contract_value 5000000, contract_type "firm_fixed_price", customer_relationship "existing_customer", pct_requirements_met 85, has_key_personnel true, win_probability 45

Compare pipeline opportunities:

Use compare_opportunities with 3-5 opportunities including contract_value, win_probability, strategic_value, and bid_cost for each

Analyze competitive position:

Use analyze_competitive_position with evaluation_criteria, your_scores, and competitor scores to see where you lead and where you're vulnerable

Scoring Dimensions

| Dimension | Weight | What It Measures | |-----------|--------|------------------| | Strategic Fit | 15% | Alignment with strategy, market growth, new market entry | | Customer Relationship | 15% | Incumbent status, existing rapport, access | | Technical Capability | 20% | Requirements coverage, key personnel, solution maturity | | Past Performance | 10% | Relevant experience, ratings, references | | Price Competitiveness | 15% | Price vs market rate, margin adequacy, contract type risk | | Resource Availability | 10% | Staff availability, hiring needs | | Competitive Landscape | 10% | Number of competitors, incumbent advantage | | Risk Profile | 5% | Contract risk, regulatory, protest likelihood |

Part of BidCraft

This MCP server is part of BidCraft — AI-powered RFP proposal generation and bid management platform.

License

MIT