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Request for Proposal (RFP) is most commonly used to
solicit offers for goods or services that are not
easily described in concrete terms. For instance,
when the government cannot adequately draft specifications
for a product or service or when the product or service
is experimental, developmental or research related,
the government is likely to solicit offers using an
RFP. The government typically desires more information
or a different type of information than it does when
an Invitation for Bid (IFB) is used. Furthermore,
as the name implies, elements of the proposal are
open to negotiation after all proposals have been
submitted.
Often,
contracts that result from negotiated procurements cover
advanced technology and may include complex areas of research
and development, projects connected with highly sophisticated
systems, missile programs, aircraft and weapons systems.
However, negotiation procedures also may be applied to
more-or-less standard items, when negotiation authority
has been properly documented by the procurement office.
Please select the desired RFP and click the 'Process' button.
