問7
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システムの調達に関して, a, b に該当する記述の適切な組合せはどれか。 A 社では新システムの調達に当たり, [ a ] の入手を目的として RFI をベンダに提示した。その後, [ b ] の入手を目的として RFP をベンダに提示して, 調達先の選定を行った。
平成26年度 春期 ITパスポート試験 問7
ストラテジ系システム企画 › 調達計画・実施
This question's explanation and your answers so far.
解説
問 7
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正解 Procurement proceeds in the order: RFI → RFP → comparative evaluation of proposals → selection of the procurement source. An RFI (Request For Information) is a document used in the early stage of procurement to ask vendors for information such as the latest trends in the technologies, products, and services they can provide, and rough cost estimates. Therefore, what the company wants to obtain at a is information corresponding to a technology trend survey report. The RFP (Request For Proposal) that follows is a document that states the company's own requirements and asks each vendor for a proposal covering the specific system configuration, cost, delivery date, and so on, so what is obtained at b is a proposal. This also matches the flow in the question, where the collected proposals are compared and evaluated to select the procurement source. Hence the combination a: technology trend survey report, b: proposal, that is ア, is correct.
Incorrectイ
The technology trend survey report at a is appropriate, but b is wrong. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a contract concluded before exchanging information, in order to prevent the information from being used for other purposes or leaked; it is not the purpose of presenting an RFP itself. What is obtained through an RFP is the vendor's proposal.
Incorrectウ
The proposal at b is appropriate, but a is wrong. Financial statements are materials used to check a vendor's business condition and creditworthiness, which is a different purpose from the main aim of an RFI: collecting information about technologies, products, and services.
Incorrectエ
a and b are swapped. A proposal is the vendor's response to an RFP, while information corresponding to a technology trend survey report is what is obtained through an RFI. Because the order is reversed, it does not match the flow of procurement.
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- An RFI is a request for information, presented early in procurement to gather information such as technology trends, feasibility, and rough cost estimates. An RFP is a request for proposal, presented to state requirements and obtain concrete proposals. Grasp the difference in their purposes.
- The standard flow of system procurement is: request for information (RFI) → request for proposal (RFP) → comparative evaluation of proposals → selection of the procurement source → contract.
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