REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Specialty Definition: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Domain	Definition
Computing	Request for proposal (RFP) The publication by a prospective software purchaser of details of the required system in order to attract offers by software developers to supply it. Software development under contract starts with the selection of the software developer by the customer. A request for proposal (also called in Britain an "invitation to tender") is the beginning of the selection process. [Bennatan, E.M., "Software Project Management", 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill International, 1992]. (1995-12-04). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Census	A government announcement in the Commerce Business Daily and on the Internet requesting vendors to propose a technical solution, with costs, for a statement of need or a statement of work. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Specialty definitions using "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL": best and final offer ♦ RFP ♦ statement of work. (references)

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Commercial Usage: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Domain	Title
Books	Electronic Imaging Request for Proposal (RFP) Guidelines (reference) Hospital computer systems planning : preparation of request for proposal (reference) Telephone and Peripheral Systems for Law Firms: Includes: A Sample Request for Proposal and Purchase Contract/Book and Disk (reference) The Request for Proposal Handbook: A Sourcebook of Guidelines , Best Practices, Examples, Laws, Regulations, and Checklists from Jurisdictions Throughout the United States and Canada (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		The MND will evaluate the registered companies and issue the Request for Proposal (RFP) to those contractors deemed suitable for the competition. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
request for proposal	387
request for proposal sample	29
request for proposal template	16
request for proposal example	14
write a request for proposal	11
writing request for proposal	11
request for proposal rfp	9
request for proposal form	8
request for proposal format	8
construction request for proposal	5
government request for proposal	4
request for proposal document	3
request for proposal for accounting services	3
travel request for proposal	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.