Re: RFI and RFT

Subject: Re: RFI and RFT
From: Michael Lewis <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:17:53 +1100

Parker, Cassandra M. (EXCH) wrote:

> I need some assistance on RFT's and RFI's.

RFT: Request for Tender. RFI: Request for Information.

Generally, an RFI expects fairly informal responses, and happens fairly
early in your planning process -- it helps you find out "what's out
there". An RFT expects very formal responses, and comes late -- you are
actually asking people to make commitments. There's a major difference
in focus, of course: an RFI is a fishing expedition so that you can work
out what you want; an RFT contains a fairly complete spec of what you've
already decided you want -- a tender in response should either comply
with every detail of your spec, offer an equivalent alternative, of
explain its way out of the problem.
--
Michael Lewis
Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
PO Box 1249, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Tel +61-2-9310-2224 ... Fax +61-2-9310-5056




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