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How we chunk proposals for retrieval
Fixed-window chunking loses at headers, table cells, and numeric clauses. This post walks through the structural-plus-semantic chunking strategy we run on past proposals and KB content blocks, with code.
The RFP software category is broken in three specific ways
An opinionated walk through three concrete failure modes in the current RFP software category — generic AI, opaque pricing, and rotting libraries — with citations to the public reviews and research that back each one up.
The 8-stage RFP response pipeline, explained
A canonical long-read on how a mature proposal shop actually moves an RFP from the hand-off email through submission and the post-mortem that feeds the next bid. Eight stages, what each one owns, and where each one fails.
How the Grounded-AI Pledge is enforced in code
The Pledge says every drafted answer links to a source in your KB. Here's how the drafting engine enforces that — with refusals, not with model hygiene.
Why we're writing this blog
This is a field journal on proposal work — the craft, the mechanics, and the grounded-AI we're building to change how it gets done. Here's what we'll cover, who writes, and the rules we won't break.
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