request for proposal

request for proposal(RFP) In tendering, a written statement in which a business or other organization invites bids from prospective suppliers by setting out specific requirements for the good or service that it intends to purchase as well as any financial, technical, or time constraints that apply.

A good RFP indicates the exact information that the purchaser requires from suppliers in order to compare their bids objectively.

• interim accounts
• interim dividend
• interim financial statements
• intermediaries
• intermediate-term
• intermediate terms
• intermediation
• intermodalism
• internal audit
• internal business-process perspective
• internal control
• internal control system
• internal customer
• internal failure costs
• internal growth
• internal marketing
• internal rate of return
• Internal Revenue Code
• Internal Revenue Service
• internal supplier
• internal user
• International Accounting Standard
• INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
• International Accounting Standards Board
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development