Labels:book | hakham | reckoner | sky OCR: 580 SECTION c CHAPTER 10 What's an RFP? request for proposal (RFP) is a document that describes the information system problem and the requirements for the solution. An RFP essentially asks vendor to recommend hardware and software for the solution and to describe the vendor' qualifications for implementing the solution. project team usually issues an RFP when its members believe that vendor has valuable knowledge and experience FIGURE 10.33 the solution area Look at the sample RFP in Figure 10-33 RFP Excerpt RFP for The University Library Information System The purpose of this request for proposal (RFP) and subsequent ven- dor present at ions is to identi vendor with whom the Uni iver rsity will negoti iate contract to supply, install, and support ar inte- grated iibrary system. This syst ...
