Although this RFP can be widely customized for a variety of services, the prefilled examples of this RFP relate to the following infrastructure outsourcing services:
- Co-location/Hosting
- Technical and Managed Services
- Infrastructure-as-a-Service Capabilities
- Security and Privacy Capabilities
- Resiliency and Recovery Capabilities
- Engagement Methodology
- Vendor Qualifications and References Requirements
Follow the activities in the project blueprint, Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services, as reference:
Step 1: Insert the purpose and goals of acquiring your service, using the first activity in the project blueprint, Effectively Acquire Infrastructure Services, as reference.
Step 2: Insert the timeline you developed for the RFP issue and award process.
Step 3: Indicate whether this will be a winner-takes-all type of RFP or whether it will be a two-stage RFP process.
Step 4: Insert information about how you will address vendor questions and what the schedule of events are.
Step 5: Modify Section 5 – Scope of work, specifications, requirements, and service requirements – to reflect the scope of your infrastructure outsourcing services acquisition.
Use this template in conjunction with Info-Tech's Infrastructure Outsourcing RFP Scoring Tool.
