Measure the solution before the next big decision.

It depends on which analysis you want. To analyze an incoming RFP, we need its technical portion: the statement of work or performance specification, the technical requirements, and any standards it references. To check a proposed solution, we also need the technical solution description or proposed architecture — that means your draft technical volume and any architecture description documents behind it.

We'll also ask for one short review point. Before the final numbers are calculated, someone who knows the solution can look over the relationships QSLS identified and adjust any that don't look right. That keeps your team's knowledge in the analysis, and the math afterward works from what you confirmed.

The analysis takes up to four days (it may be shorter depending on the number of reports requested). Once the standards and mechanisms are identified, QSLS produces the computed results and analysis documents within that window. That's fast enough to use early in a bid, when a “should we pursue this?” question can still change what you do.

That window doesn't include your team's review time or the time it takes to act on the findings, so plan for those separately.

QSLS measures architecture, so it works best when the technical heart of the RFP is a system's design. We're probably not the right fit when:

• The RFP is mostly physical science or construction. Chemistry, materials, marine biology, and civil or environmental engineering are outside what QSLS measures.
• Your bid depends mainly on another industry's standards. Our coverage is strongest in defense and complex systems engineering — including MOSA, cybersecurity, and general systems engineering standards. For automotive, medical device, or rail standards, we'll tell you up front whether we have coverage or can build it.
• There's no architecture to measure yet. We can analyze the RFP at any point, but checking a proposed solution needs a described architecture. We can provide a proposed architecture to start with on request.
• You need an answer in hours. The analysis takes up to four days.
• You need a certification or approval. QSLS gives quantitative evidence, not a formal sign-off.
• You want to know if you'll win. QSLS speaks to technical alignment only. It doesn't measure price, past performance, or management approach, and it doesn't predict award.