IPA IP 2023 Question 32
A question IPA Japan published in 令和5年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問32, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Same question on ITPEC: Apr 2024 Q100
Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation of an RFP that is created by a company, government organization, or other such organization that is planning the introduction of a new system?
Explanation
Gives vendors the purpose of the introduction and an overview of the functions, and asks them to bid — that is an RFP (request for proposal).
The organization introducing the system writes the RFP from its requirements: why the system is being introduced, the functions it must have, constraints, schedule and how proposals will be evaluated. It sends the RFP to candidate vendors, who reply with concrete proposals and prices, and the organization compares them to select a supplier.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- •(a) — a document for collecting information from vendors to examine technical issues and feasibility is an RFI (request for information), issued before the RFP
- •(b) — the vendor and the ordering party defining performance and other requirements together is requirements definition, done once a vendor has been chosen
- •(c) — the agreed level of service quality between the provider and the ordering party is an SLA (service level agreement)
Key rule: RFI, RFP and SLA mark three stages: gather information from vendors, request proposals and bids, then agree the level of the service delivered.
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