An Agile Request For Proposal (RFP) Process

Dynamic Coalition Formation in Iterative Request For Proposal Environments

Multi-party negotiation of complex goods or task in the real world have been usually driven by a Request For Proposal (RFP) protocol. RFP based systems are those where an entity submits an invitation (a Request For Proposal) for providers of a product or service to bid on the right to supply that product or service. Further, while in the literature RFP is often studied for cases where single ag...

Comparison of Candidate Object Models for Object Query Services

The Object Management Group (OMG) has solicited responses to a Request for Proposal (RFP) covering an Object Query Service (OQS). This OQS RFP forms part of [OMG94]. The OQS, together with others, forms part of the OMG Object Management Architecture [OMG92] for defining open, distributed object systems. This paper discusses three candidate object models that could form the basis of the OQS, nam...

RFPs: a necessary evil or indispensable tool?

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess attitudes amongst librarians and system vendors towards the use of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for selecting a library management system; and to use the results as the basis of recommendations for best practice. Design/methodology/approach – A focus group of librarians and a focus group of system vendors were asked open-ended questions...

Conceptual Modeling of a Procurement Process

Procurement refers to a process resulting in delivery of goods or services within a set time period. The process includes aspects of purchasing, specifications to be met, and solicitation notifications as in the case of Request For Proposals (RFPs). Typically, such an RFP is described in a verbal ad hoc fashion, in English, with tables and graphs, resulting in imprecise specifications of requir...

THE REVERSED FIELD PINCH A Proposal for RFP Research in the U.S