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Selecting a Vendor: The Request for Proposal (RFP) from Library and Vendor Perspectives

Micheline Brown Westfall, Justin Clarke, Jeanne M. Langendorfer

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In this session, a serials librarian and a regional sales manager for a subscription agent discussed their perspectives on engaging in a request for proposal (RFP) process for subscription services. Addressed were the reasons for conducting or participating in an RFP, vendor demonstrations, information to include in the RFP, writing the RFP, appropriate communication with vendors during the RFP process, evaluating the RFP responses, finalizing and communicating the awarding of the contract, and providing feedback to all respondents as requested.

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In this session, a serials librarian and a regional sales manager for a subscription agent discussed their perspectives on engaging in a request for proposal (RFP) process for subscription services. Addressed were the reasons for conducting or participating in an RFP, vendor demonstrations, information to include in the RFP, writing the RFP, appropriate communication with vendors during the RFP process, evaluating the RFP responses, finalizing and communicating the awarding of the contract, and providing feedback to all respondents as requested.

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In this session, a serials librarian and a regional sales manager for a subscription agent discussed their perspectives on engaging in a request for proposal (RFP) process for subscription services. Addressed were the reasons for conducting or participating in an RFP, vendor demonstrations, information to include in the RFP, writing the RFP, appropriate communication with vendors during the RFP process, evaluating the RFP responses, finalizing and communicating the awarding of the contract, and providing feedback to all respondents as requested.

Key concepts: Vendor, Request for proposal, Session (web analytics), Process (computing), Computer science, World Wide Web, Business, Engineering management

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