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Request for proposal

A request for proposal (RFP) is a form of reverse auction, initiated by an organisation interested in the procurement of a service or product, that solicits a business proposal from potential suppliers. It is usually part of a complex sales process, and made through a bidding process.[citation needed]

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Role in government procurement

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Request for proposal

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples22
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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Request for proposal

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related to Other requests · 19
Request for proposal → An RFI, An RFQ, EOI, In, It, ITT, PQQ, RFA, RFEI, RFI, RFIs, RFP, RFQ, RFS, RFT, RFX, RFx's, The, This
related to Components · 3
Request for proposal → Depending, Other, RFP

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rfp request rfq used proposal product service procurement information known rfi also requests may business process suppliers citation needed tender

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Request for proposalrelated to ComponentsDepending0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to ComponentsRFP0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to ComponentsOther0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsThe0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFX0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFP0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFA0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFEI0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsEOI0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFQ0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFI0.60section
Request for proposalrelated to Other requestsRFIs0.60section

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