Who Should Attend

Buyers, Purchasing Agents, Procurement Managers and Directors, RFP Specialists, Project Managers, Evaluators

Workshop Description

By the end of the workshop, you will know the answers to critical questions. You will know how to improve your existing RFP process without adding staff, without bringing in expensive consultants, or without doing hundreds of hours of research. By the end of the day, you will have learned how other jurisdictions have successfully dealt with these issues. You will learn:

Best Practices for the RFP Process

• Six critical problems and ways to prevent them.
• How to organize, manage and control the evaluation committee.
• The best ways to structure the evaluation process so it can be easily defended.
• How to incorporate Risk as an evaluation factor in your RFPs.
• How to structure a debriefing to resolve problems.
• How to deal with vendor complaints so they go no further.

Best Practices for Critical Documents

• How to structure an Evaluator’s Guide to protect the process.
• Best sources of examples, samples, policies, procedures and documents.
• Web-based sources of the five best RFP Guides and Handbooks.
• The six documents required to intimidate vendors’ lawyers and prevent complaints.
• Great Model Contracts.

 *  Handout material will be provided

Workshop Agenda for RMGPA

Introduction: We will first determine each participant’s particular interests and concerns to aid in the selection of topics and the amount of time spent on each topic. This will be followed by a brief overview of the RFP process, major problems, steps to success and the agenda for the day.

The workshop is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the process. Part B provides the participants with working copies of great documents that can be easily introduced into their jurisdictions. Part C deals with web sites that provide information to guide in the solution of RFP-related problems. Part C identifies the Ten Best Web Sites for RFP Information.

PART A – The RFP Process

• Major Problems and Issues
• Creating the RFP document
• Risk as an evaluation factor
• Avoiding protests and, when necessary, defending the process
• Creating a solid Statement of Work (SOW)

PART B – Great Documents

• The five best RFP guides
• Six documents to intimidate their lawyers

PART C – Ten Best Web Sites for RFP Information

For more information

Contact Michael Asner

Telephone: 604-530-7881

Email: michael@rfpmentor.com

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