Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are a common method for soliciting vendor quotes and answers about potential offered products or services and are intended to receive details involving implementation, operations and maintenance. This facilitates the decision making process by allowing organizations to choose the RFP responses which best suit their needs.

RFPs can be simple or complex depending on the nature of the product or service and the organizational requirements involved. However, the process may be streamlined by establishing criteria for potential solutions and evaluating how well those responses fit the criteria and generally apply across the board in most if not all technological acquisitions. Such factors as installation, administration, and support are nearly universal regardless of the product or service being provided.

The TechRepublic Premium RFP templates and guidebook offers a bundle of RFP templates, which fit common needs such as cloud storage, cybersecurity services, software procurement, hardware procurement, and search engine optimization (SEO) services. There is also a generic RFP template included, which can be customized to meet any desired RFP format outside the scope of the samples provided.