| Managing Incoming Request For Quotes (RFQs) | 37 days? | Mon 01.01.07 | Tue 20.02.07 | | |
| Read the note for explanation of template purpose | 0 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Mon 01.01.07 | | |
| Select Review Team | 2 days? | Mon 01.01.07 | Tue 02.01.07 | | |
| Determine review team availability | 1 day? | Mon 01.01.07 | Mon 01.01.07 | 1 | Sales Manager,Proposal Specialist |
| Identify review meeting schedule options | 1 day? | Tue 02.01.07 | Tue 02.01.07 | 3 | Sales Manager,Proposal Specialist |
| Finalize RFQ roles and responsibilities | 1 day? | Tue 02.01.07 | Tue 02.01.07 | 3 | Sales Manager,Proposal Specialist |
| Review team selected | 0 days | Mon 01.01.07 | Mon 01.01.07 | 3 | |
| Perform RFQ Analysis | 4 days? | Tue 02.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | | |
| Analyze and define scope | 1 day? | Tue 02.01.07 | Tue 02.01.07 | 6 | Proposal Specialist |
| Analyze and identify administrative requirements | 2 days? | Wed 03.01.07 | Thu 04.01.07 | 8 | Proposal Specialist |
| Analyze and identify legal requirements | 2 days? | Wed 03.01.07 | Thu 04.01.07 | 8 | Legal,Proposal Specialist |
| Analyze and identify format requirements | 1 day? | Wed 03.01.07 | Wed 03.01.07 | 8 | Proposal Specialist |
| Analyze and identify content requirements | 2 days? | Wed 03.01.07 | Thu 04.01.07 | 8 | Proposal Specialist,Subject Matter Expert |
| Initial requirements review completed | 0 days | Thu 04.01.07 | Thu 04.01.07 | 8,9,10,11,12 | |
| Define Review Criteria | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | | |
| Define/confirm business justification | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Sales Manager |
| Define/confirm customer fit | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Proposal Specialist |
| Define/confirm organization capacity/resource requirements | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Management |
| Determine subject matter experts needed for consultation | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Management |
| Define/confirm customer references needed | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Sales Manager |
| Define/confirm track record with similar RFQs | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Proposal Specialist |
| Define/confirm level of effort needed to prepare RFQ | 1 day? | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 13 | Proposal Specialist |
| Define review criteria | 0 days | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 15,16,17,18,19,20,21 | |
| RFQ Analysis Completed | 0 days | Fri 05.01.07 | Fri 05.01.07 | 22 | |
| Performa a Bid/No Bid Analysis | 2 days? | Mon 08.01.07 | Tue 09.01.07 | | |
| Compare analysis results with bid criteria | 1 day? | Mon 08.01.07 | Mon 08.01.07 | 22 | Sales Manager |
| Decide on bid/no bid | 0 days | Mon 08.01.07 | Mon 08.01.07 | 25 | Legal,Management,Sales Manager,Proposal Specialist |
| Communicate decision to offeror and participants | 1 day? | Tue 09.01.07 | Tue 09.01.07 | 25 | Sales Manager |
| Bid Analysis Completed | 0 days | Tue 09.01.07 | Tue 09.01.07 | 26,27 | |
| Develop RFQ Project Plan | 3 days? | Wed 10.01.07 | Fri 12.01.07 | | |
| Input/update RFQ management/administration system | 0 days? | Wed 10.01.07 | Wed 10.01.07 | 28 | Sales Manager |
| Define project tasks and review milestones | 1 day? | Wed 10.01.07 | Wed 10.01.07 | 28 | Proposal Specialist |
| Define review deliverables and assignments | 1 day? | Thu 11.01.07 | Thu 11.01.07 | 31 | Proposal Specialist |
| Prepare review meeting schedule/communication guidelines | 1 day? | Fri 12.01.07 | Fri 12.01.07 | 30,31,32 | Sales Manager,Proposal Specialist |
| RFP Project Plan Completed | 0 days | Fri 12.01.07 | Fri 12.01.07 | 33 | |
| RFQ Development | 11 days? | Mon 15.01.07 | Mon 29.01.07 | | |
| Develop and document win themes | 1 day? | Mon 15.01.07 | Mon 15.01.07 | 28,34 | Sales Manager |
| Document and organize administrative requirement responses | 2 days? | Mon 15.01.07 | Tue 16.01.07 | 34 | Proposal Specialist |
| Document and organize legal requirements responses | 1 day? | Wed 17.01.07 | Wed 17.01.07 | 37 | Legal |
| Organize and format RFQ structure/sections | 3 days? | Wed 17.01.07 | Fri 19.01.07 | 37 | Proposal Specialist |
| Gather and finalize RFQ content | 2 days? | Mon 22.01.07 | Tue 23.01.07 | 37,38,39 | Proposal Specialist |
| Finalize RFQ product/service price quotes and options | 2 days? | Wed 24.01.07 | Thu 25.01.07 | 40 | Proposal Specialist |
| Develop cover letter and/or executive summary | 1 day? | Wed 24.01.07 | Wed 24.01.07 | 40 | Proposal Specialist |
| Conduct RFQ quality review | 1 day? | Fri 26.01.07 | Fri 26.01.07 | 41,42 | Management |
| Update RFQ management/administration system | 1 day? | Mon 29.01.07 | Mon 29.01.07 | 43 | Sales Manager |
| RFQ Development Completed | 0 days | Mon 29.01.07 | Mon 29.01.07 | 43,44 | |
| RFQ Management Review and Approval | 3 days? | Tue 30.01.07 | Thu 01.02.07 | | |
| Conduct management RFQ review | 1 day? | Tue 30.01.07 | Tue 30.01.07 | 45 | Management |
| Finalize changes to RFQ | 1 day? | Wed 31.01.07 | Wed 31.01.07 | 47 | Proposal Specialist |
| RFQ approved | 0 days | Wed 31.01.07 | Wed 31.01.07 | 48 | |
| Update RFQ management/administration system | 1 day? | Thu 01.02.07 | Thu 01.02.07 | 49 | Sales Manager |
| RFQ Management Review and Approval Completed | 0 days | Thu 01.02.07 | Thu 01.02.07 | 49,50 | |
| RFQ Submittal and Response | 12 days? | Thu 01.02.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | | |
| Submit RFQ to client | 1 day? | Thu 01.02.07 | Thu 01.02.07 | 49 | Sales Manager |
| Monitor response | 5 days? | Fri 02.02.07 | Thu 08.02.07 | 53 | Sales Manager |
| Provide additional requested information | 5 days? | Fri 09.02.07 | Thu 15.02.07 | 54 | Sales Manager,Proposal Specialist |
| Win/lose decision | 0 days | Thu 15.02.07 | Thu 15.02.07 | 55 | |
| Update RFQ management/administration system | 1 day? | Fri 16.02.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | 56 | Sales Manager |
| RFQ Submittal and Response Completed | 0 days | Fri 16.02.07 | Fri 16.02.07 | 57 | |
| RFQ Win and Acceptance | 2 days? | Mon 19.02.07 | Tue 20.02.07 | | |
| Finalize contractual arrangements | 1 day? | Mon 19.02.07 | Mon 19.02.07 | 58 | Legal |
| Assemble initiative team | 1 day? | Tue 20.02.07 | Tue 20.02.07 | 60 | Management |
| Begin Service Delivery Discussions with the Vendor | 0 days | Tue 20.02.07 | Tue 20.02.07 | 61 | |
| RFQ Process Completed | 0 days | Tue 20.02.07 | Tue 20.02.07 | 62 | |
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