PGMP · Question #282
You are the program manager for your organization. You have created a statement of work, request for proposal, and an invitation to a bidder's conference for 17 possible vendors. During the conference
The correct answer is C. Statement of work. After clarifications arise at a bidder's conference, the Statement of Work must be updated and redistributed to ensure all vendors bid on the same revised scope.
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You are the program manager for your organization. You have created a statement of work, request for proposal, and an invitation to a bidder's conference for 17 possible vendors. During the conference there were questions about your request for proposal and statement of work that led to clarifications. After the vendor conference you should update what information to send back to the vendors?
Options
- ARequest for bid documents
- BProposals
- CStatement of work
- DProgram management plan
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A3% (1)
- B15% (5)
- C76% (25)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
After clarifications arise at a bidder's conference, the Statement of Work must be updated and redistributed to ensure all vendors bid on the same revised scope.
Request for bid documents are not the artifact updated with conference clarifications - the SOW defining the work scope is what requires revision.
Proposals are documents submitted by vendors to the buyer, not documents the program manager distributes to vendors.
The Statement of Work defines the work scope that vendors bid on, and any clarifications affecting requirements or scope must be incorporated into an updated SOW and sent to all prospective vendors. This ensures fairness and accuracy across all bids. Distributing the updated SOW is a standard procurement integrity requirement following a bidder's conference.
The program management plan is an internal planning document and is not distributed to external vendors during the procurement process.
Concept tested: Updating procurement documents after bidder's conference
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok
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