This worksheet is designed to jumpstart your brainstorming about the important questions that will guide the development of your RFP.
With the team working on your RFP, push yourself to answer these questions before you put pen to paper to start drafting. We recommend you also keep track of where you do not have all the answers immediately and may need to gather more information before drafting. Other documents in this toolkit include:
1. A procurement intake form, and
2. A guide to kickoff meetings with departments
This worksheet pairs well with the GPL’s Guidebook: Crafting a Results-Driven Request for Proposals (RFP), which provides additional instructions about designing and drafting a results-driven RFP
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