Opportunities Competition Tab

Use the Competition tab in the Opportunities hub to create and maintain a list of the other firms that are pursuing the opportunity.

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If you import an opportunity from GovWin IQ, you have the option to also import competitors that are associated with that opportunity. If you do, those competing firms automatically display on this tab along with competitors that you add yourself.

Competition Grid

Use the Competition grid to manage the list of competitors that are pursuing the selected opportunity.

Much of the information for DPS is entered and displayed in grids on various forms. For information about using grids, see Working with Grids.

Reorder columns and sort record rows in a grid to suit your viewing preferences. Changes that you make to the order of columns and rows are remembered from session to session. For information about how to reorder columns and sort records in a grid, see Sort Grid Row Order and Select Columns for a Grid.

Field	Description
Name	This column displays the name of a competing firm that is pursuing the opportunity. Click the name to display an info bubble containing the competitor's information: market, primary location, phone number, and status. Click More... in the info bubble to display the full firm record on a separate browser tab. (If the row is in edit mode, you cannot display the info bubble. In that case, click anywhere outside the row to take it out of edit mode and then click the name.) To specify a new competitor, either click to select the firm from the full list, or type one or more characters from the name in the Name field to select from a list of firm names that contain those characters. If the firm has not yet been added in DPS, you can click +New Firm at the bottom of the selection list to display the Firm form and add the firm.
Incumbent	Select this checkbox if the competitor is competing for the contract as the incumbent. You can designate more than one incumbent.
Strengths	This column displays the competitor's strong points. To add or change this information, click or tab into the field and enter the text. Click in Strengths if you want to display the complete text of a longer description.
Weaknesses	This column displays the areas in which the competitor is weak. To add or change this information, click or tab into the field and enter the text. Click in Weaknesses if you want to display the complete text of a longer description.
	Click this icon to filter the grid contents based on column values. For information about how the filter works, see Filter the Grid Results.
Notes	Enter additional information about the competitor, as needed. Click to use the Text Editor to enter information and format text.
+ Add Competition	To add another competitor for the opportunity, click this link, select the company, and enter its strengths and weaknesses in the fields provided.