The creation of an RFP (Request For Proposal) from scratch involves four steps. You start out with creating an Evaluation Specification, from which you can generate an RFP.

The steps involved in the creation of an RFP are briefly outlined below. It is assumed that the Evaluator's Application Suite (EAS) is already installed and in a working state. Please see the User's Guide for a more detailed description.

Step 1: Creation of an Evaluation Specification

You would use the Evaluation Specification Editor (ESEdit) to create an Evaluation Specification from scratch. ESEdit lets you create an Evaluation Specification that fully meets your specific requirements.

To speed up authoring, you can import requirements from a Functional Requirement Templates Package (FRTP). Please note that you need a license to gain access to Functional Requirement Templates Package contents.

An FRTP also contains requirement category descriptions. You can import text into your Evaluation Specification via cut & paste. Text would typically be imported into Sections or Requirement Groups.

Non-Functional Requirements can be imported free of charge.

Step 2: Generation of a Private RFP

Once you are finished with Evaluation Specification editing, your next step is the generation of a Private RFP. You will use ESEdit to do this.

Step 3: Filling in RFP-specific information

You use the RFP Editor (RFPEdit) to open a Private RFP and fill in RFP specific information.

Step 4: Generation of a Public RFP

You use the RFP Editor (RFPEdit) to generate a Public RFP. The Public RFP can then be distributed among potential vendors.