RFP

When a school or district defines a crucial need requiring the products or services of a vendor, the first step is to create and distribute a Request for Proposal or RFP. The more forethought you put into your RFP, the more likely you’ll find a vendor that will satisfactorily meet your requirements. Learn how to create a powerful RFP.

Before You Write an RFP

The key to developing an effective RFP is the time you invest before writing: time spent evaluating, planning, and defining

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Buying Guide for Education

This guide provides ed-tech decision makers with a five-step framework to help with complex buying decisions

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Device Rubric

A resource to help schools or districts better assess their device needs so that they can choose appropriate vendors

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Education Client Procurement Guide

Evaluate device platform computing performance, security, and management characteristics and other criteria 

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Education Technology Cheat Sheet

The common challenges faced by teachers, students, administrators and district IT directors along with solutions

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How To Write an RFP

A well-written RFP will attract the best vendors for your project or program

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Education Technology Questionnaire

Questions for educators and school IT directors to answer on either a classroom-, school- or district-wide level

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How to Evaluate RFP Responses

Tips to better deal with RFP responses so you can award your project to the most worthy vendor

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Procurement Strategies for Education Technology

Schools and districts have phenomenal purchasing power and access to countless qualified vendors 

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RFP Issues Matrix

Common issues, education value propositions and coinciding RFP terms and language, along with Intel-based solutions  

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Negotiating Contract Negotiations

After an RFP is written and distributed and the vendor finally selected comes the crucial task of negotiating contract terms 

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Sample RFP

This generic RFP example shows you the common sections, flow and language used in successful education RFPs

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Sample RFP Response

What to expect in an RFP response: everything from the Executive Summary to Project Implementation 

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Case Study: How Michigan is Redefining Ed-Tech Purchasing

Michigan’s Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant (TRIG) is developing and improving the technology infrastructure of Michigan districts  

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