Closed questions
"Can ISO 15848-1 class B be offered for the V300 range, with what packing, at what cost and lead-time impact? Closest evidence: certificate FS-2025-118 (class C)." That is a question you can answer in two lines. "Please review the attached 400-line matrix" is not.
Ranked
Blocking items — mandatory requirements with no Comply — first. Price-impacting second. Everything else third. You decide how far down the list to go before the deadline.
Your answers become evidence
An answer that establishes a new capability can be added to the library as a declaration, so the next tender cites it instead of asking you again.