E-procurement RFP Template

Best Practices When Using an RFP Template

Use the same TEC Certified Template throughout your software selection process from gathering requirements to creating requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs).

Benefits

Requirements Gathering	RFI / RFP	Selection and Implementation
Save months of work generating requirements descriptions Eliminate guesswork — all criteria can be supported by commercially available products Include all standard hardware/platform support considerations	Improve vendor participation Get more accurate RFP responses Save time in the RFP process through standard terminology Reduce the risk of choosing the wrong solution	Help vendors accurately cost development needs and be faster in implementation Achieve better control over solution costs and any required customizations All selected requirements can be compared against existing systems for gap analysis