IS4799

IS4799 Information Systems and
Cybersecurity Capstone Project
Unit 2
RFP Bidder’s Conference

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Learning Objective and Key
Concepts
Learning Objective
 Explain the procedures of a vendor bidder’s conference Key Concepts
 Bidder’s conference purpose
 Using the opportunity to request more information
 Evaluating applicability
 Evaluating the competition

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EXPLORE: CONCEPTS

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Bidder’s Conference
 What it is
• Meeting of prospective Request for Proposal

(RFP) respondents
• Hosted by the RFP creator—the client

 Purpose
• Elaborate on the RFP
• Answer questions

 Importance
• Significant amount of supplemental information

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Key Concepts
 Clarification
• Additional information to clarify RFP contents

 Lateral information
• Information gathered from other bidders

 Procurement
• Process of acquiring (purchasing)

 Contracts
• Legal agreements between provider and client

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Additional Information
 Client preferences
• How client conducts business
 Data expectations
• Format and delivery mechanism
 Process expectations
• “How things should work”

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RFP Procedures
 Contact procedures
• Methods to interact with client
• During and after the bidder’s conference
 Information opportunities
• Client presentations
• Supplemental information
• Formal and informal questions
• Questions from other