An RFP Checklist for Whilamut County Reilly Lane, the IT Director for Whilamut County wants to…
An RFP Checklist for Whilamut County
Reilly Lane, the IT Director for Whilamut County wants to develop a tourism website for the county. She would like your help with the preparation of a request for proposal (RFP) to local vendors who design and develop commercial websites. Reilly wants you to submit a checklist of topics or questions that should be included in the written website RFP. You do not need to write the RFP, but Reilly will use your list of suggested topics and questions to make assignments to her staff members, who will pull together the information needed to produce a written RFP. Begin by doing some research on what an RFP should contain. One place you could look is on websites that contain guidelines on RFP preparation. These sites often include lists of topics or information that should be included in an RFP. Some online articles you might consult are:
· “How to Write a Request for Proposal for a Web Project” (www.htmlgoodies.com/ beyond/webmaster/projects/how-to-write-a-request-for-proposal-for-a-web-project. html)
· “How to Write a Request for Proposal (RFP)” (webgoddess.net/request-for-proposal)
· “How to Write a Website RFP” (safehouseweb.com/how-to-write-a-website-rfp)
· “How to Write a Website RFP (Request For Proposal)” (www.lform.com/blog/2013/10/ how-to-write-a-rfp-request-for-proposal-for-a-website)
The following site contains links to several different examples of website design RFPs:
· Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington provides examples of municipal government website RFPs (www.mrsc.org/search/sampledocssearch.aspx); enter “website” in the Search box.
Or, you could read a book on RFPs, such as:
· Request for Proposal: A Guide to Effective RFP Development by Bud Porter-Roth (AddisonWesley Professional, 2001).
Of course, feel free to search for additional resources to help locate information on the contents of an RFP for a website for Whilamut County.
