What's inside
- An audit header: RFP title, category, incumbent vendor, auditor and dates.
- Section 1, branded feature names: product names, version numbers, proprietary formats and vendor-specific APIs.
- Section 2, oddly specific must-haves: exact thresholds, UI patterns, deployment details and support models.
- Section 3, requirements only one vendor can meet, including bundled capabilities and unjustified exclusion of open source.
- Section 4, process integrity: who drafted the RFP, when criteria were set, scoring and information access.
- Each check has a risk rating and columns for the finding, requirement reference and whether a rewrite is needed.
- Five before-and-after rewrites from vendor-specific wording to capability language.
Format: PDF (3 pages) and Word document.
How to use it
Audit the draft RFP before it is issued and rewrite or justify every requirement it flags.
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