Numbers Add Up to Bidding for GPO Work Being Worth the Effort

Competitive bidding data regarding one-time GPO jobs over the past six years is quite revealing. On average, jobs received one to four bidders when bidding time was three to 24 hours; three to six bidders when bidding time was 48 hours; and five to 15 bidders when 72 hours or more was allowed in the bidding process. Bidding for very large dollar volume jobs garnered four to 15 bidders.