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Competition Tab of the Projects Form

Use the Competition tab on the Projects form to create and maintain a list of the other firms that are pursuing the project.

If you import an opportunity from GovWin IQ to create a new project, you have the option to also import competitors that are associated with that opportunity. If you do, those competing firms automatically display on this tab along with competitors that you add yourself.

Contents

Much of the information for Vantagepoint is entered and displayed in grids on various forms. For information about using grids, see Working with Grids.

Reorder columns and sort record rows in a grid to suit your viewing preferences. Changes that you make to the order of columns and rows are remembered from session to session. For information about how to reorder columns and sort records in a grid, see Sort Grid Row Order and Select Columns for a Grid.

Field Description
Name

Select a firm that is competing for the project.

If the competitor that you want to add has not yet been added as a firm in Vantagepoint, you can click +New Firm at the bottom of the selection list to display the Firms hub and add the firm.

Incumbent Select this checkbox if the competitor is competing for the contract as the incumbent. You can designate more than one incumbent.
Strengths

Enter a description of the competitor's strong points.

Click if you want to apply special formatting to the text or to display the complete text of a description.

Weaknesses

Enter a description of the areas in which the competitor is weak.

Click if you want to apply special formatting to the text or to display the complete text of a description.

Notes

Enter additional information about the competitor, as needed.

Click if you want to apply special formatting to the note or to display the complete text of a longer note.

To copy or delete a competitor, hover over the grid row, click this icon at the end of the row, and select Copy or Delete.
Click this icon to filter the grid contents based on column values. For information about how the filter works, see Filter the Grid Results.
+ Add Competition To add another competitor for the project, click + Add Competition below the grid, and enter the competitor information in the empty row that displays.