When it comes to buying new athletic equipment, there are a host of factors to consider. Whether you’re a professional team, school district, college or university, or other organization, you’ll need to make decisions about everything from equipment type and design, to material, style, refurbishment, customization, price per unit, and more. Depending on the nature of your purchase, issues of safety and compliance may also come into play. The market for athletic apparel and equipment is vast, and finding the right product to meet your needs can be a challenge – even if you are just looking for a basic upgrade.
Popcorn RFP’s Athletic Equipment RFI and RFP kernels are designed to make your next athletics purchasing project faster and easier. These kernels are specially constructed to include the relevant standard language and terminology, as well as the flexibility to craft the RFx that best reflects your specific goals. Take a look at how it works in practice!
When you’re ready to get started crafting an RFI or RFP for your next athletics equipment purchase, Popcorn RFP’s kernels will prompt you to elaborate your goals. Maybe you’re mostly looking for a new team style or more cost-effective apparel from a new vendor, or perhaps your major concerns are with safety and product durability. By prompting you to define your aims, the kernels ensure that you ultimately match with the best vendors for you.
Next up, Popcorn RFP’s kernels prompt you to list your basic requirements – whether that’s a matter of color and design, durability, sizing, or something else entirely.
Then our kernels help you delve into the nitty-gritty. Depending on the nature of your purchase, you may want to communicate with potential vendors about issues of reconditioning, repair, or replacement of damaged equipment or apparel. If this applies to you, the kernel prompts you to elaborate – otherwise you can simply move onto the next section.
Another potential consideration for your athletics equipment purchase is customization. Are you looking for custom logos, team jerseys with different player names and numbers, or some other specific option? Popcorn RFP’s kernels remind you to spell out the details for potential vendors.
Finally, our kernels prompt you to think carefully about safety and compliance issues. If you are purchasing any kind of protective equipment, safety standards may be of concern. You may also wish to learn the details of potential vendors’ liability language around injury. We remind you of these considerations and ensure that your RFx reflects your particular priorities and needs.
With Popcorn RFP’s Athletics Equipment kernels, you will be on your way to your next purchase with a minimum of time and effort. Our kernels allow you to efficiently and effectively sift through the enormous number of athletic equipment and apparel vendors on the market to get to the right product for your needs. Give it a try for free and let us know how we can further support your purchasing process!
