問16
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システム導入を検討している企業や官公庁などが RFI を実施する目的として，最も適切なものはどれか。
令和元年度 秋期 ITパスポート試験 問16
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 16
Incorrectア
Obtaining a detailed quotation amount to finalize the contract amount is an action taken at the request-for-quotation (RFQ) or contract stage after the supplier candidates have been narrowed down; it is not done at the RFI stage, whose purpose is information gathering.
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正解 An RFI (Request For Information) is a document that a company or government agency considering the introduction of a system sends to vendors at the early stage of procurement to request information about the market, products, and technologies. Its purpose is to gather a wide range of information from vendors while the requirements and the supplier are not yet decided, so as to grasp the technical issues, feasibility, and means of realizing the system. Therefore, choice 'イ' — 'gather information from vendor companies to grasp the technical issues and feasibility of the system' — is the most appropriate.
Incorrectウ
Eliminating gaps in understanding with vendors and making transactions appropriate is an activity for building consensus through requirements definition, contracts, and SLA conclusion; it differs from the aim of an RFI, whose purpose is early information gathering.
Incorrectエ
Requesting vendors to submit proposals in order to decide on the supplier is the purpose of an RFP (Request For Proposal); it is a different stage and a different document from an RFI in the procurement process.
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- The purpose of an RFI (Request For Information) is to gather information from vendors early in procurement to grasp technical issues and feasibility.
- Distinguish procurement documents by use: RFI = information gathering, RFP = requesting proposals and selecting the supplier, RFQ/quotation = finalizing the amount. Separate the stages and purposes.
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