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The Bid Courier
Bid desk · Thursday, 27 Aug 2026

Written response · when the packet says chase it

The packet tells you which IFBs to chase. This is how you answer.

The Bid Courier is intelligence: a Monday-by-7am scored Illinois IFB packet for janitorial, HVAC/mechanical, and electrical shops, plus midweek due-date pings. It does not write the response. When a notice needs a written proposal, GreatProposal takes your saved firm profile and the RFP (paste the text, or upload PDF or Word) and returns a mapped requirements draft you edit and download as PDF and Word.

Two products. One job each.

The Bid Courier

  • A scored packet every Monday by 7:00 AM America/Chicago
  • Midweek pings when a new due-this-week notice hits
  • City, county, school, park-district, and state coverage for Illinois
  • Source links to the actual solicitation
  • A bid / no-bid call, with the reasons
  • First trades: janitorial (561720), HVAC/mechanical (238220), electrical (238210)
  • Intelligence only. You still decide, write, and submit in the portal.
Claim a founding seat at $199/mo

GreatProposal

  • Save your firm profile once: services, rates, proof, brand voice
  • Add the RFP: paste the text or upload PDF or DOCX
  • Get a draft that maps your capabilities to that RFP's requirements
  • Edit on screen, then download PDF and Word
  • Does not submit the bid. You still file it in the portal.
  • Open GreatProposal — Open GreatProposal

How the two fit

  1. 1. Chase the right notice — The Bid Courier packet.
  2. 2. Open the solicitation — source-linked from the packet.
  3. 3. Respond — GreatProposal: firm profile + RFP, then download PDF and Word.
Respond to an RFPStart at greatproposal.ai/app

Pro is $29/mo. Optional annual $278/yr. First 200 members get 30 percent off with coupon FOUNDING30 at checkout. Free plan exists on the app with a monthly cap and watermarked downloads.

What this is not

  • The Bid Courier does not write proposals, submit bids, hold portal logins, sell bid bonds, or promise awards.
  • GreatProposal does not submit anything in your name.
  • Not a law firm. Not legal advice. Not a bid mill.
  • Not affiliated with the State of Illinois, the City of Chicago, Cook County, Chicago Public Schools, or any other public body.

Still need the Monday packet? Claim a founding seat. Questions: civicbrief@agentmail.to