REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 
 

• statement of work

tasks that must be completed


• customer requirements

specifications


• deliverables supplied by the contractor

tangible items that the contractor must supply


• customer supplied items

items or resources that the customer will supply


• approvals required by the customer

items or tasks that the customer wants to review and approve before purchased or started


• type of contract

e.g., fixed fee, time & materials, etc.


• terms of payment

e.g., completion of project, partial at milestones, etc.


• schedule for completion

e.g., date of full project completion, dates of milestone completion, etc.


• format and content of the contractor proposal

instructions regarding page limit, amount of detail, particular headings, etc. and other matters of consistency which assist in comparing proposals


• due date for proposal submission

e.g., particular date of receipt, particular date of postmark, number of days from proposal issuance, etc.


• evaluation criteria for proposals

contractor experience, software applications used, reasonableness of schedule, reasonableness of costs, etc.


• funds available for the project

an indication of how much the customer expects to spend