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Built a full-stack AI automation system that transforms how the company responds to RFPs.
Users upload RFP documents (PDF/Excel) through a web portal. An n8n pipeline processes the upload: AI parses the document to extract key fields (issuer, scope, budget, deadline), classifies the service line, matches content from an Airtable library (team bios, references, portfolio), and generates 80-90% complete proposal drafts with cover letter, company overview, technical approach, and more. Output is a formatted Word document ready for review.
Results:
✅ Reduced proposal creation from 4-6 hours to under 30 minutes
✅ 90% auto-complete rate on proposal sections
✅ 14+ RFPs processed through the pipeline
✅ Full proposal dashboard with status tracking
Tech: n8n, OpenAI, Airtable, Vercel, Webhooks
This is a really interesting automation workflow, Peter. Using AI to parse RFPs and streamline proposals is a smart use case.
Indeed, it is. Whether you're a large or individual consultant, drafting proposals for RFPs is a constant. Having that tool that significantly reduces the amount of time spent on this activity would be valuable.
Yeah exactly. Anything that cuts down the time spent on repetitive proposal work is a big win.
very nice..
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I’ve been a bit quiet lately. The truth is, I took a break from posting because I was deep in the trenches of production. Building a "cool" automation is easy; making it run reliably every single day for a client is where the real work happens.
In the last few weeks, I’ve been focusing on the gap between a Webflow prototype and a production-ready system.
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