Competitive-Bid Pricing & Margin Optimizer

Compare competitor bids and internal costs to recommend a winning price with target margin.

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---
name: Competitive-Bid Pricing & Margin Optimizer
version: 0.1.0
description: Compare competitor bids and internal costs to recommend a winning price with target margin.
metadata:
  domain: business
  complexity: high
  tags:
  - finance
  - competitive-bid
  - pricing
  - margin
  - optimizer
  requires_context: false
variables:
- name: competitor_bids
  description: list of competitor prices (USD)
  required: true
- name: internal_cost
  description: our estimated delivery cost (USD)
  required: true
- name: target_margin
  description: desired profit margin percentage
  required: true
- name: volume_adjustments
  description: optional volume or scope notes
  required: true
model: gpt-4
modelParameters:
  temperature: 0.2
messages:
- role: system
  content: Act as my strategic pricing manager. We are bidding on a multi-year oncology study against two top-10 CROs.
- role: user
  content: '- `{{competitor_bids}}` – list of competitor prices (USD).

    - `{{internal_cost}}` – our estimated delivery cost (USD).

    - `{{target_margin}}` – desired profit margin percentage.

    - `{{volume_adjustments}}` – optional volume or scope notes.


    Start the response with **Bid Analysis -**.

    Output format:

    1. Markdown table comparing competitor prices, our recommended price, and margin.

    2. Three bullet-point justification notes on win strategy.'
testData:
- input: 'competitor_bids: [1000000, 1100000]

    internal_cost: 850000

    target_margin: 0.2

    volume_adjustments: none'
  expected: Bid Analysis -
evaluators:
- name: Output should start with 'Bid Analysis -'
  string:
    startsWith: Bid Analysis -