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title: "Navigating the 2025 RFP Season: A Beginner’s Guide to a Successful RFP"
description: "On-demand beginner's guide to freight RFP season: framework, preparation, and evaluating supplier packages."
language: en
canonical: https://www.flexport.com/webinars/navigating-the-2025-rfp-season-a-beginners-guide-to-a-successful-rfp-2025/
lifecycle: live
publishedAt: 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
dateModified: 2026-07-27T02:49:29Z
topics:
  - "RFP Season"
  - "Capacity & Rates"
  - "Save Money on Intl Freight"
  - "Optimize Supply Chain"
  - "Ocean Freight"
---

# Navigating the 2025 RFP Season: A Beginner’s Guide to a Successful RFP

New to logistics and tasked with running your company’s freight RFP, or just need a refresher on best practices? Flexport’s panel of experts walks through the basics: what is RFP season, essential framework, key questions for pre-RFP preparations, effective evaluation of RFP packages, and valuable recommendations on how to maximize the process from start to finish. Watch now to learn how to safely navigate your company through supplier negotiations and come out ahead of your competition!

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*This is a markdown version of [https://www.flexport.com/webinars/navigating-the-2025-rfp-season-a-beginners-guide-to-a-successful-rfp-2025/](https://www.flexport.com/webinars/navigating-the-2025-rfp-season-a-beginners-guide-to-a-successful-rfp-2025/) for AI/LLM consumption.*