SIGIA-L Mail Archives: Re: SIGIA-L: Re: RFP
Re: SIGIA-L: Re: RFP
From: Betsy Martens (bmartens_ql_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 19:56:33 EST
Often an RFP is deliberately vague, yes, to give the responding
company lots of room to demonstrate the sweep of their thinking
as well as some personality. I must say, though, that this one
is *awfully* high level. I never was able to connect to the
site, so tell me, was there more to the RFP doc than what you
quote below?
Usually a common part of the whole RFP dance is a space in the
timeline, prior to delivering the response to the RFP, for
asking detailed questions. Was there anything in the RFP
spelling out a procedure for this?
Given a request that uses language as vague as that you cited,
I'd strongly urge you to build a timeline for a thorough scoping
phase prior to elaboration and development, at the end of which
phase you'd be able to submit a timeline and proposed budget,
along with a more fleshed-out description of what would be
required to implement the solutions the client is looking for.
Once the RFP response has been submitted, then there can be a
period of days, weeks, sometimes months until you hear back,
though it's good to keep in touch in various ways.
My .02,
Betsy Martens
IA-on-sabbatical (HO-yeah!)
bmartens_ql_at_yahoo.com
312-498-2419
--- Andrew Otwell <andrew_at_heyotwell.com> wrote:
> Maybe I'm not understanding MERX or what the offer here is
> regarding
> the "Consulting Services : Develop a Comprehensive Information
>
> Architecture for Knowledge Management" RFP.
>
> This was effectively the full contents of the Deliverables
> section of the RFP:
>
> "? A broad map of the information architecture required to
> support the full
> Knowledge Management Strategy;
> ? Detailed design, technical standards, and documentation to
> manage the content
> management component of the Knowledge Management Strategy;
> ? The results of usability testing (i.e. the ease with which
> users can use
> the information architecture to tag and store information in
> the
> repository, and
> to find information and/or functionality)."
>
> I don't want to sound rude, but are RFPs for this kind of
> project
> typically this vague? I ask because I wouldn't know how to
> approach
> responding to this kind of request. What kind of response
> would be
> appropriate or generate interest, given that the deadline is
> March 1?
>
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