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What happens when two sourcing pros team up to rethink how RFPs get built?
You get a workflow that’s not just faster, it’s smarter.
E&I’s B.J. Posey, Sourcing Manager, saw an opportunity to extend the impact of Ian Robbins’s use of Copilot’s Researcher agent. Ian had already built a powerful prompt that generated market intelligence and business case content for strategic sourcing initiatives. But B.J. realized that once the research was done, the next bottleneck was the RFP build itself.
So she built an agent.
Using Microsoft’s Agent Builder in Copilot Chat, B.J. created the RFP Builder Agent, a custom Copilot that automates six core drafting tasks:
- Market research and supplier list generation
- Scope writing and tailored question development
- Pricing file creation and legal barrier identification
The result? A complete, review-ready RFP draft in just one hour, down from the typical 30. That’s a 97% time savings.
But here’s the real win: B.J.’s agent doesn’t just save time. It supports Ian’s upstream work by turning his research into actionable RFPs—faster, more consistently, and with built-in quality checks. Together, they’ve created a sourcing workflow that spans analysis and execution, powered by agents and refined by humans.
This isn’t just about automation. It’s about collaboration between people and AI, and between teammates who see the bigger picture.
👉 Check out the full reference guide here: Automating RFP Creation with B.J. Posey’s RFP Builder Agent
Whether you’re in sourcing or another department, B.J.’s approach is a great example of how Agent Builder can be used to design agents that support your unique workflows.
Let’s keep learning, experimenting, and sharing. Your next breakthrough might be just one agent away.
Best,
Doug
