Request For Proposal Handbook - Michael Asner RFP Books, Newsletters & Articles

Review the Table of Contents or Subject Index. Identify the specific Issue of The RFP Report that you are most interested in. Then simply click on the hotlink to obtain your copy of this valuable report. These 51 issues contain more than 700 pages of RFP best practices.

Subject Index - Main Topics

* Access to Information * Best Value * Checklists * Contracts * Ethics * E-Procurement * The Evaluation Committee * The Evaluation Process * Excellence * Fair and Open Competition * Great Handbooks and Guidelines * Green Procurement * Justice Systems * Management Issues * Negotiated Procurement * Outsourcing Problems and Pitfalls * Procurement Library * Procurement Reform * Public-Private Partnerships * Risk Management * Great RFPs to Learn From * Good Short Examples * Sole Sourcing * Sources of Information * Statement of Work (SOW) * Supplier Complaints and Protests * Training * Unanticipated Tasks * Unsolicited Proposals *

ISSUE 54

ISSUE 53:
Risk Management - Valuable but still neglected by procurement people.
This issue highlights five articles about risk management and RFPs:

ISSUE 51:
Scandals Promote Procurement Reform

A short newspaper article describing a major scandal (how $50 million turned into $100 million)

The judicial inquiry's research report that identifies the most common and most significant procurement risks in the public sector

Information about our latest publication, A Guide to Public Procurement for Elected Officials and Public Sector Managers

ISSUE 50:
The Statement of Work (SOW) - A Brief Review of Resources from the Web

6 sources of instructor-led training and one training CD

4 different SOW templates 5 different 'how to' manuals

5 other items: books, documents, kits and web sites

ISSUE 49

Two Great RFP Manuals

Getting what You Need on the Way to the Win-Win! Leveraging the RFP in State Technology Procurements

Green RFPs

Information Technology Outsourcing Click here to download an IT Outsourcing RFP

ISSUE 48:
The Five Best RFP Manuals

ISSUE 47
Scandals Promote Procurement Reform (and the services of fairness consultants)

The City of Toronto's Report on the Use of Fairness Consultants

Excellence and Innovation in California: Strategic Procurement at Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) includes the use of a Fairness Consultant

ISSUE 45:
A trail of great documents intimidates their lawyers!!!

(References 10 web sites) A discussion of the 22-step RFP process followed in Montana

45-2: Specify the activities of the Evaluation Committee - Some best practices including those of Arizona and Alaska

45-3: Develop a fairness plan - A discussion of the best practices of Victoria State in Australia

45-4: Publish an Evaluation Guide - A review of a great guide from the Atlantic Lottery Corp.

45-5: Publicize an effective debriefing procedure - A discussion of best practices with 3 examples.

45-7: Federal Transit Administration Guide for Procurement System Reviews - A summary of the contents and key features of this 100-page guide.

ISSUE 41:
Improve Every RFP: Demand Risk Management Information

ISSUE 32:
Four Critical Elements

32-1: How to come in last: Evaluators’ Advice for Writing Losing Proposals - This article, targeted to vendors who generate woefully inadequate proposals, is a tongue-in-cheek take on how not to succeed.

32-2: Best and Final Offers - A discussion of this valuable technique with examples from Montana, New Mexico, British Columbia (Canada), and Massachusetts. (References 4 web sites.)

32-3: Revised Model Procurement Code - In 1979, the American Bar Association published the Model Procurement Code which did, in fact, become the model for hundreds of jurisdictions. It has been recently revised and re-issued. An excellent document dealing with all aspects of public policy and procurement. Unfortunately, only available in hard-copy. (References 1 web site.)

32-4: Bullet-Proofing Your RFP Process - This workshop by Michael Asner has been presented all over North America. This article contains the slides from the workshop which deal with the RFP process. (References 1 web site.)

32.5: A good idea - Use of a procurement library by potential offerors in New Mexico. (References 1 web site.)

ISSUE 52:
A Complete Index By Issue and by Subject of All 51 Issues

MORE THAN 700 PAGES OF BEST RFP PRACTICES FROM MORE THAN 60 DIFFERENT AGENCIES

Click here to download a complete index by issue and by subject.

Subject Index - Main Topics

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1. Review of procurement policies & procedures in a government agency;

2. Expert witness in litigation related to 'fair and open competition';

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4. Review of a county's procurement function for effectiveness;

5. Fairness Officer on a RFP project to develop and implement major new software.

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RFP Report

ISSUE 52: A Complete Index by Issue and by Topic of All 51 Issues

ISSUE 54

ISSUE 53: Risk Management - Valuable but still neglected by procurement people. This issue highlights five articles about risk management and RFPs:

ISSUE 51: Scandals Promote Procurement Reform

ISSUE 50: The Statement of Work (SOW) - A Brief Review of Resources from the Web

ISSUE 49

ISSUE 48: The Five Best RFP Manuals

ISSUE 47 Scandals Promote Procurement Reform (and the services of fairness consultants)

ISSUE 45: A trail of great documents intimidates their lawyers!!!

ISSUE 41: Improve Every RFP: Demand Risk Management Information

ISSUE 32: Four Critical Elements

ISSUE 52: A Complete Index By Issue and by Subject of All 51 Issues