REQUESTFORPROPOSAL(RFP)MATCHINGPROCESS

CreationPhase

ThisisthestartpointoftheRFPmatchingprocess.Itinvolvesthefillingoutofaformbyapersonwhoisinterestedinseekingspace–whatwe’llcallthe“demand”participant.TheycreateanewRFPby:1)

AccessingtheNewRFPform.2)

Fillingouttheformwithrequirements,includingthedatewhentheRFPexpires.

DistributionPhase

AfterfillingouttheNewRFPform,thememberhasseveralchoices.TheycansavetheformasaDraftbyclickingSaveDraft.TheycanalsodistributetheRFPwithoneoffourchoices:1)

MaketheRFPavailableforpublicsearchesa.

Thedemandparticipantsavestheformwith“MakeAvailableforPublicSearches”checkedintheDistributionTypesection.b.

MemberswhowanttosearchforRFPs(wecallthem“supplyparticipants,”astheyarethepeoplewhohavespacetolease/sell)thenclickSearchRFPsfromwithintheSibduplatform.

ThesupplyparticipantthenfillsouttheformandsubmitsitbyclickingSearchRFPs.d.

Resultsarereturnedtothesupplyparticipant.Atthatpoint,theycanbeginthe“ProposalPhase,”detailedlaterinthisdocument.2)

Distributetoasocialnetworkviaknownassociatesa.

Thedemandparticipantclicks“Private”intheDistributionTypesection.b.

TheythenclickontheAssociatestab,atwhichpointalistoftheirAssociateswithintheSibduplatformappears.c.

TheyclickonthespecificAssociatestowhichtheywanttosendtheRFP.d.

TheythenclickSubmit,andtheRFPisdistributedtotheindicatedAssociates.e.

IftheAssociatetowhomtheRFPissentwishestoproposepropertiesagainsttheRFP,theycanbeginthe“ProposalPhase,”detailedlaterinthisdocument.