Rfp Template

PROJ598 - Contract and Procurement Management

RFP Template:

Template notes:

The formats of RFP's used by companies and government agencies are seldom the same. The organization of the technical, management, and commercial information included in RFP's varies. There are six commonly used sections of information that procurement groups include in RFP's. We will use these six sections as a template for your RFP's.

1. Instructions to Bidders

2. Description of Work

3. Proposal

4. Specifications and Drawings

5. Special Conditions

6. General Conditions and Contract Agreement

The Instructions to Bidders provide sufficient information to bidders to allow them to prepare a responsive bid proposal. Most of this information is not required in the final contract for the work. The information in the Description of Work, Proposal, Specifications and Drawings, Special Conditions, and the General Conditions and Contract Agreement sections is included in the final contract for the work. The remainder of this template discusses each of these sections included in RFP's.

Please feel free to type "N/A" under sections that are not applicable to your project and to add sub-sections as desired. Also, you will want to delete the description information (in blue) after you have added your data under each section of the template.

How to make sure you are writing a comprehensive RFP:

1. The RFP should provide sufficient information for a bidder to prepare a bid proposal that is responsive to each of the technical, management, and commercial requirements specified in the RFP.

2. The RFP should provide the necessary information concerning contract requirements. When the information from the successful bid proposal is combined with the requirements in the RFP, all of the information required to prepare a contract for the work should be available.

3. The management requirement in the RFP should define how the contract work will be managed by the owner and the contractor.

Request for Proposal Template

Name of the RFP Topic you chose.

Name of your company (optional)

Company address (optional)

Company phone (optional)

Distribution List (optional)

Your name

Your e-mail address

PM598 - Current term

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 9

1.1. General Description of Work 9

1.2. What Must Be Included with Bid 9

1.3. Schedule of Bid Period Activities 9

1.4. Location of Work 10

1.5. Pre-Bid Meeting 10

1.6. Owner Contact for Questions 10

1.7. Pre-Award Surveys 10

1.8. Sealed Bid Requirements 10

1.9. Basis for Bid Evaluation 11

1.10. Ethical Standards 11

1.11. Responsibility for Surety Bonds 11

1.12. Proposal Format 11

1.13. List of Bidders 11

1.14. Letter of Acknowledgment 11

2. DESCRIPTION OF WORK 12

2.1. Engineering Contracts 12

2.2. Construction Contracts 13

3. PROPOSAL 13

3.1. Breakdown of Bid Price 14

3.2. Revisions and Extra Work 14

3.3. Escalation Formulas 14

3.4. Scheduled Completion Dates 14

3.5. List of Subcontractors 14

3.6. Key Supplier or Contractor Personnel 14

3.7. Length of Time Bid Is Valid 14

3.8. List of Bid Document Addenda Reviewed by Bidder 14

3.9. Notice of Conflicts or Errors in Bid Documents 14

3.10. Clarifications of Bids 15

3.11. Bidder Signature 15

4. SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS 15

5. SPECIAL CONDITIONS 15

6. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND CONTRACT AGREEMENTS 16

Appendix A 17

Appendix B 18

Supplier/Bidder List 18

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1. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

The Instructions to Bidders section contains the information that a bidder requires to prepare a bid proposal that is responsive to each of the requirements that are included in other sections of the RFP. Certain RFP's provide this information in an "Invitation to Bid" letter as well as in the "Instructions to Bidders." The following sections discuss common items that are included, in "Instructions to Bidders" (referred to as Instructions).

1.1. General Description of Work

The Instructions provide a general description of the work covered by the contract. If there are detailed Description of Work and Specifications and Drawings sections included in the RFP, these sections are referenced in the general description of the work.

1.2. What Must Be Included with Bid

To properly evaluate the bid proposals when they are received, all of the information requested in the RFP must be