CAS-002 · Question #873
A project manager working for a large city government is required to plan and build a WAN, which will be required to host official business and public access. It is also anticipated that the city's…
The correct answer is B. RFI. An RFI (Request for Information) is the correct document to solicit input from public, academia, and industry during early planning phases before formal procurement begins.
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A project manager working for a large city government is required to plan and build a WAN, which will be required to host official business and public access. It is also anticipated that the city's emergency and first response communication systems will be required to operate across the same network. The project manager has experience with enterprise IT projects, but feels this project has an increased complexity as a result of the mixed business / public use and the critical infrastructure it will provide. Which of the following should the project manager release to the public, academia, and private industry to ensure the city provides due care in considering all project factors prior to building its new WAN?
Options
- ANDA
- BRFI
- CRFP
- DRFQ
How the community answered
(14 responses)- B93% (13)
- C7% (1)
Why each option
An RFI (Request for Information) is the correct document to solicit input from public, academia, and industry during early planning phases before formal procurement begins.
An NDA is a legal confidentiality agreement between parties, not a document used to solicit public or industry input on a project.
An RFI is used in the preliminary planning stage to gather market capabilities, insights, and expertise from external stakeholders without committing to a specific solution - this allows the city to exercise due care by identifying all relevant factors, including mixed public/business use and critical emergency infrastructure requirements, before issuing a formal procurement document.
An RFP is issued when project requirements are already well-defined and the organization is ready to receive formal vendor proposals, not during initial information gathering.
An RFQ is used to obtain specific pricing for clearly defined products or services, not to gather broad project insights or requirements information.
Concept tested: Government procurement RFI vs RFP vs RFQ
Source: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.201
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