Independent Advice about Public Procurement and RFP Issues
Our 27th Year in Business
1984 - 2011
| TWO NEW BOOKS TO HELP YOU AVOID RFP PROBLEMS |
| New Fourth Edition, Completely Updated, Released June 2010 |
The Request for Proposal Handbook
By Michael Asner
The Fourth Edition of the leading RFP best practices handbook shows you how to construct RFPs that work! Being used by more than 4,000 public bodies.
370 pages of best RFP practices and examples of excellence. More Information
| NEW – Released Sept. 2010 |
Neglected (But Important) RFP Practices:
Building Flexibility and Risk Reduction into Your Next RFP
By Michael Asner
170 pages discussing 24 neglected best practices.
Learn the details of the best practices not ordinarily found in RFP texts:
- Making RFPs more flexible
- Issuing a Draft RFP
- Avoiding Scandals
- Using Risk as an Evaluation Factor
- Yes, RFPs for software & service are different!
- Using a Fairness Officer
Plus 125 web references for related articles.
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Need some help? Senior management is questioning the efficiency and effectiveness of your RFP process. Your policies haven't been reviewed in ten years. Your staff needs some help with a high-risk, high-visibility RFP. You want a second opinion on your strategic plan.
I've been providing advice and assistance to governments and government agencies for the last twenty years. My clients are located in North America and the Caribbean and include government agencies, counties, city governments, states and provinces, as well as lawyers. While resident in Vancouver, Canada, many of my clients are in the U.S.
Recent consulting assignments have included:
- A review of a County's procurement practices. Are they transparent, effective and efficient?
- Assisting a federal agency to resolve a dispute with a vendor related to an RFP and the resulting multi-million dollar contract.
- Review of procurement policies & procedures in a government agency;
- Expert witness in litigation related to 'fair and open competition';
- RFP Gatekeeper - ensuring that all RFPs comply with policy and incorporate best practices before they are issued;
- Fairness Officer on a RFP project to develop and implement major new software.
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Courses led by Michael Asner at your site, conference or professional development event
Training CDs that your staff can play 'on demand'
Some of our current topics:
- Ethical Public Procurement
- Bullet-Proofing Your RFPs
- Ethics and Public Procurement
- Evaluating Commercially Available Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software
- Demonstrating transparency in every procurement
- Using a fairness commissioner
- Scandals promote procurement reform
- Six major RFP problems and their solutions
- Designing an effective evaluation process for RFPs
- Six great documents (used during the RFP process) that intimidate their lawyers and prevent complaints
- Risk Management in the RFP process.
- The best web sites for RFP information
- Trends in Public Procurement (hot topics)
- Best and Final Offers
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Consulting Services
Advice & Assistance
To discuss your requirements and to learn more about our services, contact me by email or telephone:
Michael Asner 604.530-7881
michael@rfpmentor.com
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"Scandals Promote Procurement Reform. Includes a report that identifies the most common and most significant procurement risks"
Free newsletters, RFP Secrets and Articles.
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Books
The Request for Proposal Handbook
Neglected (But Important) RFP Practices
A Guide to Public Procurement for Elected Officials and Public Sector Managers
A Guide for Procuring Complex Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software (COTS) for Public Agencies
Training CDs
Ethical Public Procurement (or How to Avoid the 6 p.m. News)
RFPs and the Evaluation Process: Getting it Right!!
How to Develop an Effective Statement of Work:
Public Sector Procurement Demystified (Public Purchasing 101)
A Six-Pack of Avoidable, Seemingly Difficult, Major RFP Problems and Their Simple Solutions
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