Patent Document ID: 8533096
Application ID: 10632701
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at a computing system, user input to generate an opportunity representing a desired commercial transaction, the user input including opportunity data associated with the desired commercial transaction; receiving, at the computing system, user input to associate a particular compliance rule with the opportunity, the user input specifying a particular response attribute of a plurality of response attributes to be evaluated according to the particular compliance rule, the user input further specifying the particular compliance rule of a plurality of pre-defined compliance rules; generating, by the computing system, the opportunity using a computer-implemented bidding tool, wherein the opportunity includes the opportunity data, and wherein generating the opportunity comprises associating the particular compliance rule with the opportunity; electronically communicating, by the computing system, the opportunity to a potential supplier; electronically receiving, at the computing system, a response from the potential supplier, the response including response attribute data for the particular response attribute; and using, by the computing system, a computer-implemented rules engine, evaluating the response attribute data for the particular response attribute using the particular compliance rule.