02 / Tendering, on-chain
Request for Proposal
You publish what you need. Providers respond with a time frame and a proposal amount. The proposal you accept becomes the escrow — committed before any work begins.
How it flows
STEP 01
Request
You publish what you need — scope and deadline. In construction terms: the tender goes out.
STEP 02
Propose
Providers respond with a time frame and a proposal amount, recorded on-chain.
STEP 03
Commit
You accept one proposal. Its amount and time frame lock into an escrow — the provider starts work knowing the commitment is real.
STEP 04
Deliver & release
Delivered within the time frame and to your satisfaction — you release. Not delivered — you simply don't, and at expiry the escrow returns to you.
The transaction
Every RFP resolves to the same on-chain object: a term-bound escrow with one key on each side. This is what both parties see for the entire term.
↓ becomes the escrow
What makes it hold
Tendering, auditable
Requests, proposals, and acceptance are recorded on-chain — every bidder can verify the process was fair.
The proposal becomes the escrow
Acceptance is commitment: the proposed amount and time frame lock in before any work begins.
A deadline with teeth
Miss the time frame and there is nothing to chase — the escrow expires back to the requester on its own.
Built on the same escrow
An RFP is the escrow protocol with a tendering step in front. Same rules, same keys, same guarantees.
Next protocol
Request to Supply