A lot of people have queried whether building contacts inside the procuring organization during the bid phase helps or hurts your bid. The answer is - it depends on several factors. We will answer in general terms first followed by the relevance to technical/review stage of the bid. First of all, some bid documents explicitly forbid vendors and bidders from having contacts with the procurement agency during the competitive bidding process. If this is the case we recommend that you do not reach out to the bidding team or other officers in procuring organization, including agencies where the goods or services will be delivered. This is more so if you have had no prior business relationship with this client . The downside in this case is much greater than the upside, and you could end up being disqualified. If, however, the RFP or Bid has not explicitly stated the no-contact clause, chances are you are still better off without trying to build a new relationship in the lim