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Professional services may be defined as infrequent, technical, or unique functions usually performed by independent contractors or consultants whose main occupation is the rendering of such services. Procuring professional services from a competitive marketplace is a complex and occasionally risky b...

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Published inSummit Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 14
Main Author Jones, Chris F
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa Summit Group 01.09.2007
Subjects
Consultants
Government purchasing
Professionals
Purchasing
Purchasing contracts
Qualifications
Request for proposal
Canada
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Summary:Professional services may be defined as infrequent, technical, or unique functions usually performed by independent contractors or consultants whose main occupation is the rendering of such services. Procuring professional services from a competitive marketplace is a complex and occasionally risky business. There are always two components to the process: identifying and soliciting appropriately qualified vendors and then selecting the one you choose to work with. Government buyers use a variety of solicitation instruments and each of them has their purposes. The most common are a request for qualifications (RFQ) and a request for proposals (RFP). The object of an RFQ is to identify those vendors who are able to meet the buyer's explicit requirements and which might be invited later to submit a proposal under an RFP competition. An RFQ should only ask for qualification information, not a detailed approach and methodology, a workplan or costs.
ISSN:1481-4935