Best for: new or small-to-mid-size accelerators with limited tenant support infrastructure.

Focus: Establishes a vendor-relationship foundation and supports tenants in making early vendor decisions effectively.

KeyDeliverables: 1 virtual workshop, leadership consult, readiness assessment for up to 5 tenants.

Approximate Timeline: 4 weeks

For companies ready to move beyond vendor identification and start structured outreach, eliminating the complexity of full procurement cycles.

Price: $4,500 - $6,500

Approximate Timeline: 6-8 weeks

Overview: The RFP-Lite Package bridges the gap between vendor discovery and full-scale procurement. It’s designed for organizations that need a structured, data-backed way to communicate with vendors, gather meaningful responses, and make confident selections, while avoiding the bureaucracy of traditional RFP processes. This streamlined engagement applied Catenate4™ methodology to ensure every vendor evaluation aligns with strategic, operational, and technical goals.

What’s Included:

• Kickoff Alignment (1.5 hours) - Confirm scope, team roles, and decision criteria.

• RFP-Lite Draft Development - Custom RFP template creation with 15-20 tailored technical and commercial questions.

• Vendor Coordination (up to 4 vendors) - Biokive manages vendor communication, tracks submissions, and ensures consistency.

• Response Scoring - Create and delivery a weighted scoring matrix for technical, quality, and pricing components.

• Review & Recommendation Session - Joint evaluation call to discuss top-performing vendors and red-flag analysis.

Deliverables:

• Customer RFP-Lite Template

• Vendor Response Scoring Matrix

• Summary Report with Recommendations

• Decision Roadmap

Ideal For: Organizations that already have potential vendors in mind but need help running a clean, impartial, and efficient selection process that accelerates decision-making without compromising diligence.

For teams ready to formalize vendor oversight and establish early management systems before scaling.

Price: $5,000 - $7,500

Approximate Timeline: 8-10 weeks

Overview: The Vendor Management Kickstart sets the foundation for long-term, measurable vendor relationships. This package helps your team implement governance tools, performance metrics, and feedback loops that ensure vendor accountability from day one. It’s the ideal starting point for organizations preparing to evolve into a multi-vendor model or transition into Biokive’s extended Pilot Programs.

What’s Included:

• Vendor Management Framework Design - Develop the foundational structure for performance tracking, communication cadence, and escalation protocols.

• KPI and SLA Drafting Workshop - Define 6-8 measurable vendor KPIs and establish internal ownership for monitoring.

• Governance Template Toolkit - Custom set of meeting agendas, quarterly review templates, and issue-tracking logs aligned with Catenate4™ methodology.

• Implementation Coaching - One-on-one guidance with your team to launch the new framework, assign roles, and test first review cycles.

• Post-Launch Review (1 hour) - Validate useability and adoption, refine cadence, and establish next steps for ongoing improvement.

Deliverables:

• Vendor Management Framework (PDF & editable template)

• SLA & KPI Starter Kit

• Governance Toolkit

• Post-Launch Assessment Summary

Ideal For: Organizations beginning to centralize or scale vendor relationships who want to build an accountable, repeatable system of oversight before moving into multi-month vendor optimization programs.