The life cycle for a project that you are working on involves a “buy” solution to purchase a commercial off-the-shelf product for the company’s marketing specialists. Your company wants to solicit competitive proposals. Use the format shown in Figure 11–12 to prepare a request for proposal

(REP). (For purposes of this exercise, it is not necessary to develop a fully detailed RFP, but your RFP should contain at least the high-level details and information called for in each section.)

Data from Figure 11–12

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FIGURE 11-12 Request for Proposals Request for Proposals (RFP) 1. Introduction A. Background B. Brief summary of needs C. Explanation of RFP document D. Call for action on part of vendor II. Standards and instructions A. Schedule of events leading to contract B. Ground rules that will govern selection decision 1. Who may talk with whom and when 2. Who pays for what 3. Required format for a proposal 4. Demonstration expectations 5. Contractual expectations 6. References expected 7. Documentation expectations III. Requirements and features A. Hardware 1. Mandatory requirements, features, and criteria 2. Essential requirements, features, and criteria 3. Desirable requirements, features, and criteria B. Software 1. Mandatory requirements, features, and criteria 2. Essential requirements, features, and criteria 3. Desirable requirements, features, and criteria