tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018230518319999846.post4794225813832515883..comments2024-03-27T10:57:28.203-04:00Comments on The Strategic Sourceror: Rant (again): Paying for an RFPStrategic Sourcerorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01028298940153171661noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018230518319999846.post-21525332740126242282010-04-30T08:22:03.380-04:002010-04-30T08:22:03.380-04:00Apples,
As the Anonymous poster said, I think it i...Apples,<br />As the Anonymous poster said, I think it is not unreasonable for a supplier to charge a fee when the RFP involves creative materials or even consulting work as a response. Suppliers know that a prospective customer may be using pieces from multiple responses in order to better develop their own ideas or a path of action, and therefore want to protect themselves in any way possible.<br />However, as a general rule, if the RFP is asking general questions, then it is definitely not a good practice for the supplier to charge to respond to it.William Dornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549920745510718716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018230518319999846.post-86322766703477168962010-04-28T15:39:23.542-04:002010-04-28T15:39:23.542-04:00Many times a client will pay a supplier for an eva...Many times a client will pay a supplier for an evaluation and creative ideas. Some service companies will charge for an analysis or an assessment. <br /><br />For purchasing professionals to request that a supplier pay to participate in an RFP is ridiculous. Many times, the cost of resources to a supplier is already high due to preparation time, travel and presentation time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018230518319999846.post-72688907423671608622010-04-28T11:25:19.822-04:002010-04-28T11:25:19.822-04:00When I read "Paying for an RFP", I thoug...When I read "Paying for an RFP", I thought about the client paying for the response to the RFP rather than the other way round. <br /><br />The client paying a (nominal) fee for the RFP response is not uncommon in the markting industry, at least in Europe. <br /><br />What's your view on that?Appleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166215064430638922noreply@blogger.com