The Vendors' Corner—The Request for Proposal

Abstract

The library, the vendor, and the consultant have their own roles to play in the RFP process. The library is responsible for identifying its objectives and needs. These must be clearly understood and stated. The vendor's responsibility is to develop a creative solution to the library's particular needs, based on the information provided in the RFP and the functionality currently available. The responsibility of the consultant is essentially to educate. In order to get the system it needs, the library must not abdicate from the decision‐making process. The RFP is only one step in the process of locating a vendor and a system that meet the library's needs.

Citation

Sugnet, C. (1987), "The Vendors' Corner—The Request for Proposal", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047683