Purchasers

Some of the 3,500 U.S. organizations that have purchased Michael Asner Consulting reference publications:

AK: Dept. Of Administration

AL : State Finance Dept. * City of Bethel

AR : Office of Chief Counsel

AZ: Dept. of Transportation * North Little Rock Water Dept. * Statewide Planning * Town of Prescott Valley * Cochise County Highway

CA: County of Sacramento * Dept. Of General Services * County of Santa Clara * State Compensation Fund * City of Los Angeles * City of Fairfield * City of Malibu * City of Sunnyvale * City of Santa Clara * City of Beverly Hills * Industrial Medical Council * County Of Los Angeles * City of Folsom * State Health Services * City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency * GSA * County of Venture * City of Alhambra * Humboldt County * Dept. Of Transportation * City of Paolo Alto * Superior / Municipal Courts * City of Lompo * Contra Costa Water District * City of Stockton * Kern County Communications * Judicial Council * City of Redding * GSD * County of Orange * City of Dublin * Filing Compliance Bureau * City & County of San Francisco * City of Red Bluff * City of Huntington Beach * State Dept. of Education * Maxwell Technologies * County Government Center * San Luis Obispo

CO: City of Florence * City of Denver * Pouder School District * City of Loveland

CN: Bureau of Business Svcs. * State Judicial Branch * Revenue Services * Town of Granby * Dept. Of Transportation

DE: State of Delaware Purchasing

FL : Escambia County * Marion County * West Palm Beach * City of St. Petersbury * Metro Dade County * City of Eustis * City of Pompano Beach * Florida Lottery * UCF/ Dept. of Public Administration * City Palmetto * West Palm Beach * Florida Finance Dept * City of Hallandale * Falconbridge Dominicana * Circuit Court, Palm Beach * Dep. Of Corrections * Ernst & Young

GA: Dept. Of Admin. Services * Clayton County Central Svcs.* Cob County Information Services * Dept. of Admin/General Services * Microsoft * The City of Atlanta Guam: Guam Mass Transit

HI : City of Honolulu * University of Hawaii * Honolulu Airports Adminstrator

IA: Cedar Rapids Public Library * Dept. of General Services

ID : City of Pocatello * Micron Electronics, Inc * Canyon County Prosecutors Office

IL: Elk Grove Village * Village of Rantoul * Law Offices of Gordon & Glickson * Dept. of Transportation * Cook County Bureau of Admin. * Chicago Public School

KS : Sedgwick County Purchasing

KY: Jefferson County * Detention Services * Lexington Fayette Urban County Govt * City of Hopkinsville

LA : City of New Orleans * City of Freeport * City of Baton Rouge * Division of Administration/Contractual Review * Office of Telecommunications Mgt. * City of Shreveport * Bossier Parish School Board * St. Charles Parish Pub. School

MA : Dynamics Research Corp. * Worcester County * Middlesex Sheriff * Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MD: City of Baltimore * Motor Vehicle Administration * Sybase * Prince George County * Aviation Admin. ME: Dept. of Transportation

MI : Kent County * Calhoun County * City of Ann Arbor * St. Charles County * County of Oakland

MO: Buchman County

MT: City of Billings * State of Montana

NC: State of North Carolina * City of Fayetteville * Dept. Human Services * Justice Academy * Haywood County * Meck County

ND: Dept. of Human Resources * State Library * NE: Library Commission

NH: County 0f Somerset * Human Services

NJ: Newark Municipal Court * County of Passaic * Juvenile Justice Commission * City of Newark * Dept. of Transportation * GSA

NM: Bernalillo County * City of Farmington * City of Rio Rancho

NV: State of Nevada * Motor Vehicle & Safety * State Gaming Control Board * State Purchasing Div.

NY : Suffolk County * NYC Police Dept. * County of Tompkins * Master Card International * Town of Colonie * Albany County Purchasing *Town of Islip * Jefferson * City of Yonkers * Office of General Services * NY Port Authority

OH: Hamilton County * Cuyahoga County * Postage County * City of Shaker Heights * City of Lakewood * Police & Firemen's Pension Fund * State of Ohio Dept. Of Human Services

OK: Dept. of Human Services

OR: Forest Service * Oregon Secretary of State * Jackson County

PA : Northampton County * City of Philadelphia * Commonwealth of Pennsylvania * Lancaster County * Dept. of Public Welfare

SC: Charleston County * Sumpter County Council * City of Spattanburg * Marion County

TN: Greene County * Knox County Government * City of Germantown * Dept. Of Finance

TX: HUD * Del Mar College * City of Houston * Dept. Of Criminal Justice * SE Regional Planning Commission * Dept. of Human Services * Dept. of Criminal Justice * City of Lubbock * City of North Richland Hills * University of Houston * East Texas Council of Government * City of Austin Housing Authority * Travis County * Dept. Protective & Regulatory Services * New Caney Independent School District * City of Georgetown * Dept. of Transportation * City of Austin* South East TX Regional Planning * Harris County * Dallas Public School * Association of Government Data Processing

UT: Salt Lake City * Grant School District

VA: County of Stafford * Performance Engineering Corp. * Chesterfield County

WA: Dept. of Health Contracts & Rules Mgnt. * Hadly Industries * Department Of Health * Employment Security * Hewlett Packard * King County Library * WI: LaCrosse County * State of Wisconsin Investment Board * School Dist. of Waukesha * Bureau of Health Care Financing

WV: Harrison County Commission

WY: State of Wyoming

Canadian Organizations which have purchased Michael Asner Consulting reference books:

* Partnering and Procurement Inc. * Telxon Canada Corp. * Ontario Lottery Corp. * STM Systems * Westbridge Systems * East York Hydro * Ernst & Young * Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce * Sun Moon Star * Intermec Systems * Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency * Coopers & Lybrand * B.C. Telephone Company * Ortech International * Scotiabank * Datapro Research * Data Management Consultants * Personal Computer Associates * Ontario Ministry of Health * Ontario Ministry of Revenue * Ontario Ministry of Transportation * Federal Pioneer Ltd. * Ontario Ministry of Government Services * City of Kanata * Bank of Montreal * Speedy Muffler King * Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources * Concise Systems Corp. * MPR Teletech * City of Gloucester * Imagineering Partners * City of Burlington * Great West Life * Government of N.W.T. * Guelph Hydro * Agriculture Canada * MSR * Health & Welfare * Vancouver School Board * STM * Imperial Oil * Bank of Canada * Health and Welfare Canada * XCAN Grains Ltd. * Ministry of the Attorney General * G.E. * Sask. Property Mgmt. * Alta. Treasury Branches * Ocelot Chemicals * B.C. Building Corp. * North York Board of Education * Alta. Government Telephones * Municipality of Maple Ridge * B.C. Workers Compensation * B.C. Purchasing Commission * Cycle Time Management * B.C. Ministry of Government Services * DMR * Govt of NWT * Symtech * University of Toronto * MLS Cable * L.C.B.O. * Orlan Karigan * Micro Data * National Defense * Manitoba Research * Centennial College * Doane Raymond * Etobicoke Board of Education * B.C. Solicitor General * P.E.S. Informatique * Aliments Delisle * Hamilton Board of Education * Calgary Convention Bureau * Cominco Fertilizers * Elm St. Computer * Hudsons Bay Mining & Smelting * B.C. Petroleum * Metro McNair Clinical Labs * Alcan Smelters * Winnipeg Hydro * Centralia College * Bedford Institute of Oceanography * City of White Rock * Privy Council Office * Frontec Logistics * Treasury Board * Ault Foods * Public Works Canada * Ainsworth Automation * Spectrum Healthcare Solutions * Town of Halton HIlls * Giffels Associates * Oakville Hydro * Caravelle Foods * Ince Holdings * Ministry of Culture, Ontario * Confederation College *NRC * Hospital L'Hotel-Dieu de Quebec * Chesebrough Ponds * Construction Safety Association * Canadore College * City of Waterloo * Northern Affairs, Whitehorse * B.A. Saville & Associates * Community & Social Services, Ontario * Northern Development & Mines * EMR * Grolier Books * Keystone Canada * St. Catherines General Hospital * Defense Research Estab. * Imperial Oil * Insight Business Consultants * Sigma Star Research * Canada Wire & Cable * Attorney General, Ontario * Sierra Systems Consutants * C.N.I.B. * Wilcom Systems * Hamilton Public Library * Canac Telecom * Carlton Productions * Grolier Books * G.R. Phare * Ont. Municipal Affairs * Royal Trust * Merrck Frosst * Ont. Health * Lanvision * Nidorf Commun. * Credit Union Central * Metropol Security * Nutri Systems * Odyssey Books * Versa Services * Husky Oil * Librarie du Soleil * LCBO *Workers Compensation (Ont.) * Govt Serv., Yellowknife * Canada, Health & Welfare * Consumers Power * Edmonton Northlands *Revenue Can. Taxation * CDSPI * Bank of Canada * Alberta Health * Manitoba Tel * Centennial College * Ministry of Northern Mines * Public Works * Greater Vancouver Regional District * NutriSystem * Metropol Security * SMS Canada * Canadian Human Rights Commission * Agriculture Canada * Odyssey Books * Communications Canada * Labour Canada * Employment & Immigration * University of Laval * Supply & Services * Statistics Canada * Canadian Museum of Civilization * National Gallery * Becker Avionics * House of Commons * Customs & Excise * Communications Canada * Ottawa Police Dept. * National Energy Board * Intergraph * Nortak Software * V&L Enterprises * Thomas & Betts * Unisun * C.I.B.C. * Butterworths * BC Housing * BC Controller General * CMC Project Management * University of Western Ontario * Newbridge Networks * Canada Post * Epson * Somapro * District of Surrey * BC Liquor Distribution * Salmon & Associates * CRC Data Systems * Pacific Forestry Centre * Wang Canada * Cominco Fertlizers * Western Canada Lottery * Concordia University * Somapro * Paradign Consulting * Landis Geographic * Ontario Northern Development * Merck Frosst * Esso Petroleum * Marystown Shipyard * APG Inc. * Cariboo College * St. Joseph's Hospital * N.S. Liquor Commission * Ontario Ministry of Education * SGI * Newfoundland Computer Services * Hamilton Computer Sales * Village Communications * Newbridge Networks * Winnipeg Municipal Hospital * Insurance Corp. of BC * Bell Cellular * Ministry of Solicitor General * Corp. of Delta (B.C.) * R.C.M.P. *

More Purchasers

City of Riviera Beach (FL), State Regents for Higher Education (OK), City of Edmonton (AB), Operational Services Div. (MA), City of San Jose (CA), Osceola County (FL), Highline School District (WA), Walla Walla College (WA), Wichita Public Schools (KS), Manitoba Lotteries (MB), Lakeshore Technical College (WI), Spokane County (WA), Richmond (VA), Hastings District School Board (ON), City of Thunder Bay (ON), State Purchasing Bureau (NE), City of Appleton (WI), Portsmouth Housing Authority (VA), County of Franklin (VA), Supreme Court of Virginia (VA), City of Palm Bay (FL), County of Washtenaw (MI), Dept. of the Treasury (NJ), Beaverton School District 48 (OR), County of Simcoe (Ont.), Dept. of Revenue (LA), Oklahoma County (OK), Okanagan College (BC), Unified School District 501 (KS), Dept. of Justice (NU), Nassau County Attorneys Office (NY), Whittier College (CA), City of Cornwall (ON), Algonquin College (ON), LaFourceh Sheriffs Office (LA), Wayne Regional Education Service (MI), Dept. of Corrections (FL), Catholic University (DC), City of Pittsfield (MA), City of Bridgeport (CT), CSU Long Beach (CA), Eastern NM University (NM), Douglas County Board (GA), Dillard University (LA), University of MO (MO), Contracts Canada (ON), Oregon Lottery (OR), Freehold Township (NJ), Trinity University (CT), Dona Ana County (NM), Town of Amherst (NS), Howard County Government (MD), Jefferson City (MO), City of Glendale (CA), University of Alaska (AK), Fresno County (CA), Placer County (CA), Highlands County School Board (FL), City of North Miami (FL), Pinellas County Utilities (FL), City of Riviera Beach (FL), Volusia County (FL), DeKalb Community Service Board (GA), DeKalb County School System (GA), Skokie Park District (IL), Iowa Dept. of General Services (IA), University of Northern Iowa (IA), Louisiana Dept. of Revenue and Taxation (LA), Anne Arundel County (MD), State of Missouri (MO), Lincoln University (MO), St. Louis Community College (MO), New York City Technical College (NY), Oklahoma County (OK), Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OK), City of Philadelphia (PA), City of Reading (PA), Oconee County (SC), County of Galveston (TX), Highline Public Schools (WA), Government of Yukon, Region of Durham (ON), City of Columbia (MO), InventureSolutions (BC), County of Volusia (FL), Dept. of Veterans Affairs (WA), Wright State University (OH), San Luis Obispo County (CA), US Bureau of Reclamation (CA), State University of New York (NY), Dept. of Social Services (CT), Public Works Canada (BC), U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (MT), Clearfield Job Corps Center (UT), San Diego Airport (CA), Treasury Acquisition Institute IRS (MD), City of Roseville (CA), Public Employees Retirement System (OR), Center for Disease Control (GA), Dept. of Airports Salt Lake City (UT), University of Wyoming (WI), Denver Water (CO), City of Philadelphia (PA), Dept. of Justice (DC), Dept. of Forestry (OR), Thompson Rivers University (BC)

Here are some of the public bodies that have purchased the Third Edition, The Request For Proposal Handbook in the MONTH OF MAY, 2005:

Florida Dept. of Revenue, US Agency for International Development (DC), Bernalillo County (NM), BC Government IT Library (BC), City of Waco (TX), WA Dept. of Veterans Affairs (WA), NE Dept. of Administrative Services (NE), US AID, Quito, Ecuador, Health and Human Services (NE), City of Brighton (CO), Arizona State Parks (AZ), Georgia Student Finance (GA), Edmonton Public Schools (AB), Forest Management Div. (GNWT), U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (IL), Multomah County (OR), Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (ON), Healthfirst (NY), Bureau of Reclamation (NV), Florida Gulf Coast University (FL), Army Contracting Agency (GA), Contracts & Procurement Dept. (NE), University of Wisconsin (WI), WA Dept. of Information Services (WA), WA Office of Financial Management (WA), WA State Dept. of Transportation, Union County (NC), City of Philadelphia (PA), Fort Wayne (IN), WI Health & Family Services (WI), University System of NH (NH), WA Technology Brokering (WA), AR Office of State Procurement (AR), CT Court Operations Administration (CT), City of Charlotte (NC), AK Dept. of Transportation (AK), Outagam

Here are some of the public bodies that have purchased the Third Edition, The Request For Proposal Handbook in the MONTH OF JUNE, 2005:

Clark County (NV), State Purchasing (LA), University of Wisconsin, City of Kennewick (WA), City of Seattle (WA), Antenna Systems (IL), City of Missoula (MT), Jefferson County Schools (CO), City of Port Townsend (WA), Small Business Development Consortium (AL), Georgia Institute of Technology, Florida Dept. of Revenue, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (MD), Mississippi Space Service, Washoe County (SD), Indiana University, U.C. Berkeley (CA), Newton County (GA), BC Transit, USDA (CO), US Coast Guard (FL), Air Force Service Agency (TX), Murray City (UT), Audubon Nature Institute (LA), US Army Corps of Engineers (VA), State Purchasing Office (CO), Dept. of Veterans Affairs (FL), State Purchasing Office (CO), US Army Corps of Engineers (VA), Corp. of Delta (BC), City of McKinney (TX), City of Berkeley (CA), Edmonton Airports (AB)

Need more information: drop me a line..... michael@rfpmentor.com

Michael Asner
Procurement Expert, Author, Columnist

Message from Michael

From Michael Asner...

The story is always the same. RFPs are difficult and risky. Many organizations are searching for “best practices” that work. Some have found them.

More than 3500 public bodies have used The Request For Proposal Handbook as a valuable source of ideas and best practices. Since the First Edition in 1995, I've continued to discuss best practices with hundreds of procurement people and have learned about their “secrets” for success.

In 2005, we revised this valuable Handbook to add more new ideas including expanded coverage of negotiations and best and final offers.

Your drive for RFP excellence when combined with the innovations, ideas and best practices found in this book is a winning formula that will produce more successful less risky RFPs.

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