22 Sep The call center has decided to outsource the work to replace 500 single monitor by dual LED monitors to increase agent productivity, and reduce overall energy expenditure in the buil
The call center has decided to outsource the work to replace 500 single monitor by dual LED monitors to increase agent productivity, and reduce overall energy expenditure in the building. The increase in productivity will create a more customer friendly experience by reducing customer wait time and decreasing frustrations that the agents face with the current single monitor setup. The lower energy costs will result in lower operating costs for the call center, and the increase in productivity will generate additional revenue. Hint: Creating a project charter and project scope statement will facilitate to identify the procurement-SOW. Use what you have learned in part 1 to develop an RFP solicitation.
The minimum structure should therefore be as follows.
Total assignment length should be 13 to 16 pages long, including everything. The format of your entire proposal must use standard margins with 12-point font.
MGMT408—Contract and Procurement Management
RFP Template:
Template notes:
The formats of RFPs used by companies and government agencies are seldom the same. The organization of the technical, management, and commercial information included in RFPs varies. There are six commonly used sections of information that procurement groups include in RFPs. We will use these six sections as a template for your RFPs.
1. Instructions to Bidders
2. Description of Work
3. Proposal
4. Specifications and Drawings
5. Special Conditions
6. General Conditions and Contract Agreement
The Instructions to Bidders section provides sufficient information to bidders to allow them to prepare a responsive bid proposal. Most of this information is not required in the final contract for the work. The information in the Description of Work, Proposal, Specifications and Drawings, Special Conditions, and the General Conditions and Contract Agreement sections is included in the final contract for the work. The remainder of this template discusses each of these sections included in RFPs.
Also, you will want to delete the description information (in blue) after you have added your data under each section of the template.
How to Make Sure You are Writing a Comprehensive RFP
1. The RFP should provide sufficient information for a bidder to prepare a bid proposal that is responsive to each of the technical, management, and commercial requirements specified in the RFP.
2. The RFP should provide the necessary information concerning contract requirements. When the information from the successful bid proposal is combined with the requirements in the RFP, all of the information required to prepare a contract for the work should be available.
3. The management requirement in the RFP should define how the contract work will be managed by the owner and the contractor.
Request for Proposal Template
Name of the RFP topic you chose.
Name of your company (optional)
Company address (optional)
Company phone (optional)
Distribution list (optional)
Your name
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PM598—Current term TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.1. General Description of Work 9
1.2. What Must Be Included with Bid 9
1.3. Schedule of Bid Period Activities 9
1.6. Owner Contact for Questions 10
1.8. Sealed Bid Requirements 10
1.9. Basis for Bid Evaluation 11
1.11. Responsibility for Surety Bonds 11
1.14. Letter of Acknowledgment 11
2.2. Construction Contracts 13
3.1. Breakdown of Bid Price 14
3.2. Revisions and Extra Work 14
3.4. Scheduled Completion Dates 14
3.5. List of Subcontractors 14
3.6. Key Supplier or Contractor Personnel 14
3.7. Length of Time Bid Is Valid 14
3.8. List of Bid Document Addenda Reviewed by Bidder 14
3.9. Notice of Conflicts or Errors in Bid Documents 14
3.10. Clarifications of Bids 15
4. SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS 15
6. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND CONTRACT AGREEMENTS 16
Note: Click somewhere within your table of contents, press F9, select the “update entire table” radio button, and click “OK” to refresh it automatically.
1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
The Instructions to Bidders section contains the information that a bidder requires to prepare a bid proposal that is responsive to each of the requirements that are included in other sections of the RFP. Certain RFPs provide this information in an Invitation to Bid letter as well as in the Instructions to Bidders. The following sections discuss common items that are included, in Instructions to Bidders (referred to as Instructions).
1.1. General Description of Work
The Instructions provide a general description of the work covered by the contract. If there are detailed Description of Work and Specifications and Drawings sections included in the RFP, these sections are referenced in the general description of the work.
1.2. What Must Be Included with Bid
To properly evaluate the bid proposals when they are received, all of the information requested in the RFP must be provided by the bidders. Since several sections of the RFP may require that bidders submit specific information, the instructions summarize the specific information that must be submitted with the bids. Much of the specific information that is required from b
