Prepare a Request for Proposal for the design and implementation of the system development selected in Week Two. You may refer to the guide at the end of this syllabus as to the type of information that should be included in a RFP. The RFP should be geared toward external companies trying to bid on your project (so it should include things like a great description of what you need done, who they should send their bids to and in what format and by when, and other things listed in the RFP outline).


Request for Proposal (RFP) Requirements Outline

Note: I recommend that you create your RFP using the EXACT same numbering scheme as below please. You can add additional topics if you want.

Introduction
1. Description of Company, including type of organizational structure
2. Business goals
3. Project goals
4. Scope of project
5. Time constraints
6. Budget constraints
7. Other
Requirements
8. Technical:
a. Standards
b. Existing System
c. Hardware
d. Operating Systems
e. Networking
f. Application Software
g. Communications
h. Security
i. Scalability
j. Availability
k. Reliability
l. Maintenance
m. Disaster Recovery
n. Other
9. Training /Documentation
10. Installation issues
11. Cost
12. Other
Administrative Information
13. Who may apply
14. How to apply
15. Confidentiality
16. References
17. How to get clarification
18. Proposal format
19. Submission schedule
20. Decision schedule
21. Selection criteria
22. Other