> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.circuit.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# RFP responses

> How to use Circuit to draft RFP answers by pulling from technical documentation, compliance records, and past proposals.

Responding to RFPs requires pulling accurate information from many sources: product specs, compliance documentation, security policies, past proposals, and more. Circuit agents can search across all of these and help you draft responses.

## Common scenarios

### Answering technical requirements

When an RFP has specific technical questions:

> The RFP asks: "Describe your system's data encryption standards for data at rest and in transit." Can you draft a response based on our security documentation?

The agent searches your security and compliance indexes, finds the relevant details, and drafts a response you can refine.

### Finding compliance and certification information

> Does our product have ISO 27001 certification? The RFP requires it. Also, what is our SOC 2 compliance status?

> The RFP asks about our disaster recovery capabilities. Can you summarize our DR procedures, including RPO and RTO targets?

### Pulling from past proposals

If past RFP responses are indexed, the agent can reference them:

> We answered a similar question about multi-tenant data isolation in the Acme Corp RFP last quarter. Can you find that response and update it with our latest architecture?

### Comparing against requirements

> Here are the technical requirements from the RFP: \[paste requirements]. Can you go through each one and confirm whether our product meets it, with references to our documentation?

## Tips for RFP work

<Tip>
  **Paste the actual RFP question into the chat.** The agent can draft a response directly addressing the question's specific wording, which saves you from reformulating.
</Tip>

* **Specify the tone**: "Write this in a formal tone suitable for a government RFP" or "Keep it concise, three sentences maximum"
* **Ask for citations**: "Include references to our documentation so I can verify each claim"
* **Request a specific format**: "Format this as a numbered response matching the RFP question numbering"
* **Iterate on drafts**: "Good start, but emphasize our uptime SLA more and remove the paragraph about legacy support"

## Example chat

> **You:** The RFP asks: "Describe your approach to user access control, including role-based permissions, SSO support, and audit logging." Please draft a response based on our security and product documentation.
>
> **Agent:** \[Drafts a detailed response citing security docs, product architecture docs, and admin guides]
>
> **You:** That's good. Can you make it shorter (about 200 words) and make sure to mention that we support both Google and Microsoft SSO?
>
> **Agent:** \[Provides a condensed version with the requested details]
>
> **You:** Add a sentence at the end about our audit log retention period.
>
> **Agent:** \[Adds the retention detail with a citation to the compliance documentation]