When I didn't realize this was how the process worked, I once spent 2 weeks and about $5k meeting all of the requirements for the RFP including the amount of fo

When I didn't realize this was how the process worked, I once spent 2 weeks and about $5k meeting all of the requirements for the RFP including the amount of formally printed copies of the 200 page proposal had to be provided. Had delivered them. I was more than a little bothered afterwards because of the sheer amount of time and money put in. They didn't even bother to give us a courtesy call to let us know we weren't selected. In the end, they ended up hiring a company that was a friend of the head of marketing who delivered something completely different than what they'd asked for in the RFP. Frustrating all around especially because of the number of people that were involved in putting the whole thing together.