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The Secrets of Successful RFPs Secret #22– Don’t eliminate borderline proposals too soon. Hear what the President of NIGP says about this book . . . “I have found the Request for Proposal Handbook by Michael Asner to be a great training tool for my buyer staff. Although I have an experienced staff, they have had limited exposure in their careers to RFPs. The best practices information, examples and checklists all have proven to be wonderful tools. Thank you Michael.” Ron Watkins CPPO, Purchasing Manager This snapshot is taken from our new 400-page reference text, The Request For Proposal Handbook (Third Edition). This book focuses on best RFP practices that will help you be successful. Chapter 5 of The Request For Proposal Handbook (Third Edition) identifies five excellent RFP manuals. Secret #23– Don’t eliminate borderline proposals too soon. The Federal Transit Adminstration’s (FTA) Best Practices Procurement Manual is great! They have adopted the ‘best practice’ favoring ‘fair and open’ competition. · Borderline proposals need not automatically be excluded from the competitive range, if they are reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable. Remember that as a general rule, if there is doubt as to whether a proposal should be in the competitive range, the goal of competition is served by including it. Learn how you can reduce the risks by developing a more effective RFP and a better process. Learn about this RFP Guide and four others. Learn about the best practices from more than sixty jurisdictions based on Michael Asner’s 20-years of experience. Chapter 5 of The Request For Proposal Handbook (Third Edition) focuses on excellent RFP manuals. Those few publications which are easy to read and convey solid advice in terms of ‘best practices’. Chapter 5 features publications from The entire 400-page book focuses on how to create effective, low-risk RFPs. You will learn about best practices that will help you be successful.
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