In Response to a Request for Proposal (RFP)from a Company

question 5

Multiple Choice

In response to a request for proposal (RFP) from a company looking to outsource food and beverage services at its office cafeterias,Zoe develops a tender,prints it out,and has it delivered to the company's corporate office.Vivian,on the other hand,sends an electronic copy of her tender.Which of the

• A)The final contract decision is made jointly by several people from across departments and offices.
• B)Making a formal and professional impression is critical to being offered this contract.
• C)The company has been inundated with electronic messages responding to the RFP.
• D)The company is an investment banking firm and most of its employees are college graduates.
• E)The contract work requires just a basic degree of familiarity with using office software.

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