Selecting Vendors and RFP Drafting

15 Oct 2024
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
90 Minutes

Request for Proposal (RFP) process can use additional guidance in creating a qualified vendor pool and to create and score an RFP. This program will cover creating a vendor data base and creating a qualified vendor pool for an RFP. In addition the program will cover ways to get better qualified vendors using an RFI and vendor responsibility review processes. Samples of RFP terms, technical scoring and cost evaluation will be covered as well.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Many Procurement Professionals and those involved in a Request for Proposal (RFP) process can use additional guidance in creating a qualified vendor pool and to create and score an RFP. This program will cover creating a vendor data base and creating a qualified vendor pool for an RFP. In addition the program will cover ways to get better qualified vendors using an RFI and vendor responsibility review processes. Samples of RFP terms, technical scoring and cost evaluation will be covered as well. Attendees who complete the program will leave with tools they can use the next time they are faced with creating a qualified vendor pool for an RFP.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • How to solicit and select qualified Vendors
    • How to create a vendor data base
    • How to create a qualified vendor pool
    • How to cast  a wide net
  • How to ensure that the vendor stays compliant
    • Vendor Responsibility Reviews
    • Compliance Terms
    • Contract Management
  • The RFP Process from drafting to awarding
    • Drafting the RFP & Scoring Matrix
    • Good Practices based on Examples
    • Making a Contract Award

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

  • Purchasing Agents
  • Contract Managers
  • Contract Officers
  • Finance Officers

Many Procurement Professionals and those involved in a Request for Proposal (RFP) process can use additional guidance in creating a qualified vendor pool and to create and score an RFP. This program will cover creating a vendor data base and creating a qualified vendor pool for an RFP. In addition the program will cover ways to get better qualified vendors using an RFI and vendor responsibility review processes. Samples of RFP terms, technical scoring and cost evaluation will be covered as well. Attendees who complete the program will leave with tools they can use the next time they are faced with creating a qualified vendor pool for an RFP.

  • How to solicit and select qualified Vendors
    • How to create a vendor data base
    • How to create a qualified vendor pool
    • How to cast  a wide net
  • How to ensure that the vendor stays compliant
    • Vendor Responsibility Reviews
    • Compliance Terms
    • Contract Management
  • The RFP Process from drafting to awarding
    • Drafting the RFP & Scoring Matrix
    • Good Practices based on Examples
    • Making a Contract Award
  • Purchasing Agents
  • Contract Managers
  • Contract Officers
  • Finance Officers
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Speaker Profile

ins_img Kenneth M. Jones

Kenneth Jones has been working in the public and non-profit procurement field for over 30 years. He worked for the New York State Office of Taxation and Finance as a Purchasing Assistant from 1985-87 and left there to work for the University at Albany, SUNY where he served as a Purchasing Agent and in 1999 was the Assistant Director supervising and providing training for the Office of Purchasing and Contracts.This included proving training for both State procurement and The Research Foundation for SUNY procurement rules and regulations. His previous purchasing experience included procuring commodities, services and construction for the departments …

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