Talk:Request for information/Archive 1

Sample Construction RFI Form

Kuru - If you won't allow, or cannot provide, verifiable information that confirms that RFI forms are used in the construction industry, than perhaps those two sentences should be removed from the article. Perhaps also the other reference to The Negotiation Experts should be removed as well, as it looks promotional to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.238.132.222 (talk) 16:50, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

We don't need "examples"; please use reliable sources. Looking at your previous edits, it is also advisable to not add links you have a conflict of interest with. If you're actually concerned about the veracity of the material, add a {{cn}} tag to request a reference, or you could simply spend some time to find one. You are here to improve the article, and not promote your company, right? Kuru (talk) 01:55, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal

The various articles on tender stages do not stand well on their own. Unlike Request for tender, Request for proposal and Request for quotation, which all seem to be US-centric, this one should probably be split between Government procurement and Construction bidding then redirected to procurement. - Fayenatic (talk) 12:51, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

RFI (and other linked tender stages) is standard practice in several fields and geographies, including software procurement, service procurement etc. in most modern regions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.216.59.74 (talk) 15:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

It wouldn't really split neatly on a sector basis. In the anglosphere, governments do tend to use formal selection tools such as RfIs, RfPs &c fairly often, and these are more likely to be reported in the media; but day-to-day there there are still very many non-government RfIs - especially in medium-large businesses. bobrayner (talk) 12:38, 29 June 2012 (UTC)