Today's Most Complete Authoritative Resource for Designing and Evaluating RFPs. The Request for Proposal Handbook is today's only step-by-step manual for creating a well-designed, easy-to-understand request for proposal (RTF). It assures purchasing and IT executives that will receive the best, most cost-efficient proposals from which to select - and virtually eliminates the risk of expensive, time-consuming supplier protests and other frustrating administrative delays. This all-in-one handbook is based on the knowledge - and hadns-on experience- of a wide cross-section of public and private sector organizations. Complete with a ready-to-reference CD-ROM, it features: *Guidance and reference material to construct an RFP and evaluation rocess that cna stand up under public scrutiny *Different approaches and "best practices" from jurisdictions throughout North America *Comprehensive updating of all lawas, regulations, policies, and examples from the benchmark first edition Thorough description of every aspect of RFPs, no matter how minute...Detailed analysis of the evaluation process and its major components..Actual examples of laws, regulations, and RFP documents from different jurisdictions...The Request for Proposal Handbook stands alone in helping you understand - and make optimal use of - the RFP process. First publishedin 1996 - and currently in use in more than 2000 organizations - it remains the most updated, complete, and no-nonsense reference for the creation of effective RFPs. New to this edition! A valuable CD-ROM containing actual RFP policy and procedure manulas, official RFP preparation guides, and model RFPs that can be adpated for any organization - more than 600 pages ofhelpful, versatile, reference documents!