ABSTRACT
Phone-in request for proposals (RFP) are usually dispatched because the project has either just leaped out from behind a bush and needs to be done in two weeks, or the project has not been thoroughly thought out and the company is groping for guidance. Government RFPs request such items as proof of minority hiring practices, percentage of profit expected, and insurance bond proof. They usually require the services of the vendor's accounting department and legal service to complete. It is an interesting phenomenon to observe a group of multimedia producers gathered together at a government agency to receive an RFP. Some companies produce a stock RFP that uses the same categories as RFPs for other suppliers such as building contractors, steam fitters, waste removers, and brick layers. A client extended an RFP that was presented at a meeting to the assembled vendor's creative team.
