ITPEC IP April 2019 Question 100
Which of the following is a document that is presented by the user to vendors upon procurement of an information system for requesting their proposals and that describes the overview and procurement conditions for the information systems?
Explanation
RFP — the Request for Proposal is the document the user gives vendors to ask for proposals, describing the system overview and procurement conditions.
An RFP sets out the purpose and overview of the system, the functions required, the procurement conditions such as delivery date, budget and contract terms, and how proposals will be evaluated. Every vendor proposes against the same document, so the proposals can be compared fairly.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) RFC — Request for Comments, the series of documents that define Internet standards; in service management it also means a request for change
- •(b) RFI — Request for Information, sent before the RFP to collect information on vendors, technologies and products
- •(c) RFID — radio frequency identification, reading IC tags by radio; a technology, not a document
Key rule: Procurement asks first for information (RFI), then for proposals (RFP); the RFP is the one that states the requirements and conditions the proposals must answer.
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