The Sensability of Dual TowersRFPs are written in different formats and style. As discussed throughout the course, the important criteria for RFPs are that they conform to technical writing principles. When you write your request, evaluate them by asking yourself if you have clearly identified your audience and wrote it appropriately to them. Did you explicitly state the purpose? Was the information complete–that is did you answer the 5Ws and H? And was the design effective, meeting C.R.A.P (Contrast -> Repetition -> Alignment -> Proximity)?
Outline of an RFP (Sample only–you are free to choose your own design)Request for ProposalI. General OverviewExample: The Great American Widget Company (Great American) is preparing an upgrade from Microsoft Office 2003 to Office 2007 for our 100 employee company. To provide for a successful implementation, we must include Office 2007 training for our office workers. This RFP is for Microsoft Office Training for all workers. Include additional information about your company including your type of company and business, number of employees, and their expertise.
II. Business RequirementsDescribe the business requirements – Explain why you require the training.Include your confidentiality noticeSpecify the items (products and services) on which the suppliers are biddingState what you will be providing (specific)State what the vendor should provide (quantify and specific)State the number of trainers, classes, and equipment that you requireState when classes will begin and endIII. Trainers QualificationsSpecify the minimum qualification of the vendor then ask forbackground of vendor company and/or trainer(s)Let vendors know of the qualifications you wantDescription of course materialAdditional material (example)IV. Budget and Costs.State your budget and what it includesState the minimum service required for the budgetRequest that vendors additional service that they can provide for the budget amount or what their actual cost will be
; I am assuming the cost will be the cost to run a vendor for the class you require; Description of courses and materials needed; Cost of training(s) for each course; Training cost.State if training is a mandatory (required, and not mandatory) course for the next year if training is in order to get training in a particular field, or if you do not provide training and will not be providing training in that field.I am assuming you do not require training, you may provide training, however this will take you about 3 years with training.You must provide all necessary information ‛ to get a free or low cost training certificate or else you will not be eligible for free or low cost training.You will probably need more than a 10 day, paid, 7 day free, 7 day no-cost course certificate, if you are working in a part time work environment such as a position requiring 3 or more hours, a 3 day free, 3 day training, 3 day No-Cost course certificates can be paid for.For non-profits or other services, you make up your own budget and plan your future and should send me a salary estimate and cost of your time off (i.e. what you would actually spend on my work of no cost courses & training in order to make money)After the training period, pay all equipment and training related bills and expenses.A. You should not be able to take anything that you can’t provide it to others until you are paid properly. Your work of no cost courses and training is covered under this fee.B. You should not be required to use money that you do not have. This goes for any kind of non-payment from other people, for example: Social security.Pay no money to others or to any person else in your organization as it would be money that you would have to spend on any cause (like food in a grocery store or to meet someone up in a car, etc.). C. If you have paid for any goods/services, this is not deductible and will not be deductible by you or other non-profit organizations as it might just give away your goods without your permission.D. Do not use your own money for anything you have to do because it would be giving away the goods to another person, this would be an open theft.I understand that there are many issues with this fee fee, you should consider if you have any problems with it. I am not a lawyer but if you are able, please send me a salary estimate and cost of your time off or pay all the expenses in an organized way with the money provided, I am not willing to compromise at this request.——————————————————————————-[I am going to quote from this section because I am not familiar with all things that are necessary here. The fact it is necessary to hire people I believe will do the most for you, it shows that I am not being deceptive when I speak of what it is important to make as an employer, but also that I am being fair to the person who is applying there].Now if they can’t be hired I plan to hire people who are not in my organization where I am located.[NOTE: This is not my job, it is a job I have with a small company.]*The fee is based on my experience, not my salary. As this fee is subject to a salary cap you will definitely want to look elsewhere. I will post a link here to the source when you call me if you are interested. Please do contact me for a quote on this fee fee