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RFPs & RFIs

Defining a Framework in Justice Information for the 21st Century


Are you ready to issue your integrated justice RFP?

90% of the work in a good RFP is done BEFORE the RFP is written.

Due Diligence


Pre-RFP Preparation

Comprehensive preparation involves extensive collaboration with your IJIS partners:

• analysis of systems and existing infrastructures • workflow and business analysis• functional requirements• funding and budgets• staffing and support• communication and risk planning


Pre-RFP Preparation

Comprehensive preparation involves extensive collaboration with your IJIS partners:

• objectives and goals• leadership and governance• gathered common IJIS requirements

Nothing takes the place of doing Nothing takes the place of doing your “homework” prior to your “homework” prior to

releasing a proposalreleasing a proposal


Motivation – Why are we doing this?What’s the big hurry?What are we asking for?

Ask a good question, get a Ask a good question, get a good answergood answer

RFP/RFI Survival Guide


RFP Checklist

Are your motives clear?

Vision and Scope

Business Case Justification

Is your support solid?

Leadership

Governance


RFP Checklist

Is your funding secured?

Standard Funding Sources

State, regional and local appropriations

Grants

Is your plan well articulated?

Strategic Plans Phase Plans


RFP Checklist

Is your staffing adequate?

Organizational Chart

Job Descriptions

Staffing Plans

Have you incorporated legal planning from the beginning?

IJIS Legal Planning


RFP Checklist

Are your technology environments and architecture (current and future) known and documented?

Technology Plans

Architecture Conceptual/Logical

Are your information exchanges (current and future) known and

documented?

SEARCH JIEM

CONOPS


RFP Checklist

Are your requirements complete? Detailed Requirements

Security Auditing Event Logging Integrity Performance Availability Maintainability

Efficiency Scalability Reliability Interoperability Flexibility Usability


RFP ChecklistCan you measure success?

ROI & Cost Benefit Analysis Metrics RFP Evaluation Handbook

RFP Boilerplate Essentials Experience Requirements Timeline Suitability Ability to Deliver Cost


RFP ResourcesHelp, templates, toolkits, examples

Pre-RFP Toolkit IT.OJP.GOV SEARCH.org CSLJ.net www.jisp.us

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