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RFIs / RFPs / RFQs
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Beyond the Template: Writing an RFP That Works
In this article an expert reviews how a request for proposal (RFP) should facilitate the competitive procurement process, identifies areas in which many RFPs fall short, and suggests ways in which the typical RFP could be improved in order to mitigate these issues.
Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technologies Agency Supply Chain Management Division, Request for Proposals: Optional Use Term Contract Information Technology Resource Services
You can read the 40-page request for proposal from the state of Virginia’s IT outsourcing initiative here. It has some fairly boilerplate terminology in it that you may consider using in your own RFPs.
Defining Services in Your Organization
This seven-page report will help you lay out definitions for the services you need to describe in RFIs, RFPs and contracts.
Managing Risk in Outsourcing: The Basics
How to get competitive and effective RFP bids applicable to your situation.
Request for Information for a Predictive Dialing System
The company synthesized the RFIs, RFPs and RFQs it has received from prospective clients into a sample RFI that can be used as a template.
Request for Proposal for Outsourcing of Mainframe and Midrange Computer Operations and Support
Want to see what a thorough RFP looks like? This one, 63 pages long and issued in 1998, is as good as it gets. Use it as a starting point for figuring out what you should write, and you won’t go wrong.
RFI
If you're wondering how to put together an RFI to help develop your RFP, study what this state agency did.
Understanding the RFP Process for Companies Leveraging Business Process Outsourcing
This 29-page whitepaper, mostly the results of a survey performed in 2002, provides some useful insight into the RFP process. For example, did you know that 42% of RFPs reference contract termination options without penalties, another 38% reference financial restitution, and 2% of RFPs don’t define SLAs penalty clauses whatsoever?
When Minneapolis Outsourced Its IT Department
In this article, a CIO and a Unisys program executive share their experiences in moving the City of Minneapolis to an outsourcing arrangement. Plus, you can read copies of the original RFP and additional documentation for the project.
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