8 Part 8: Annex
8.1 Method References
8.1.14 RFP Support
Usage
Assessing and Selecting Offers, Preparing Request for Proposal, Determining RFP Concept, Peparing Criteria Catalog for Assessment of Offers
Reference
Purpose
An important method, in particular in the public sector, is »UfAB III ("Unterlage für die Ausschreibung und Bewertung von IT-Leistungen" (Document for the » Request for Proposal and for the Evaluation of IT Services)). This method supports the public »Purchaser in the procurement of IT equipment and services. It represents a standard for a standardized evaluation of »Offers. With the help of this document an objective, transparent and reconstructible evaluation of IT offers, be it software, hardware or other services, is possible.
It describes the process and the necessary contents of the RFP and evaluation of offers for all EU and national procedures.