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Project 2 outline:

Topic: working title (How to perfect your Request For Proposal in 9 steps)

Audience: Business men/women who are new to the field and may require to create an RFP

Purpose: to have the RFP (Request For Proposal) broken down to simple subhead directions, and more in detail in the text below for the reader to grasp the idea of the process of a company that is requesting for proposal to another company.

Subheads:

1- What exactly is an RFP?

· Define RFP

· Expand further more on purpose

2- Outlining your RFP in what format?

· How to format it

· How to make it adjustable for proposee to respond to (NO PDF’s)

3- Always start with an Executive Summary, and then Introduce your company!

· Executive Summary: what is the company in a nutshell?

· Introducing the company:

· Company Background

· Company Management Team

· Company’s Financial Status

· Company Location

· Company’s Mission and Vision

4- Determine what is the issue your company is facing.

5- How much will your project cost? (Do your research accurately!)

6- What are your response requirements from the company you’re proposing the issue to?

7- Determine the minimum requirements and the criteria when solving the issue.

8- Then, break it down to the solution requirements.

9- Ending your RFP must include the following:

· Schedule of Events

That is the timeline of the whole proposal; here you include when every step of the RFP will occur from both your end, and the other company’s end.

· Minimum Qualifications

In the issue, what are the minimum qualifications for every detail there is?

· Evaluation Process

· Proposal Submission Instructions

How will the company submit their responses?

· Terms and Conditions

Considering the legality and the formal steps throughout the RFP.

Resources:

· RFP Zelks Company Assignment.

· The RFP Process : Effective Management of the Acquisition of Library Materials

Author: Wilkinson, Frances C., Thorson, Connie Capers

Date:  1998