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Secret #28 –Ensure that every RFP provides all the required information. 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 President, National Institute of Governmental Purchasing 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 #28 –Ensure that every RFP provides all the required information. The approach adopted in drafting most RFPs is to provide sufficient information so that a reasonable vendor is capable of preparing a winning proposal based solely on the information in the RFP and its own expertise. Massachusetts Policies and Procedures Handbook establishes the minimum content of a solicitation document. LISTING OF MINIMUM CONTENTS OF A REQUEST FOR RESPONSE (RFR) 1. Description or purpose of the procurement 2. Acquisition method (fee-for-service, outright purchase, rental, term lease, Tax Exempt Lease-Purchase or license) 3. Request for single or multiple contractors 4. Use of a procurement by a single or multiple departments 5. Anticipated duration of contract including renewal options 6. Anticipated expenditures and compensation structures 7. Performance and contract specifications 8. Instructions for submission of responses 9. Deadline for responses and procurement calendar 10. RFR attachments/required specifications 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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