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Request for Proposal

By F. John Reh, About.com

Definition: A Request for Proposal is a document issued when an organization wants to buy something and chooses to make the specifications available to many other companies so they can submit competitive bids.
Also Known As: RFP, RFQ, Request for Quotation
Examples: We issued a Request for Proposal for the expansion of our factory and three engineering companies submitted proposals.
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