The proposed solution must be of a technical nature, such as adoption of serverless solutions, migration to the cloud, or other IT related solution.

Request for Proposal Response

Introduction:

For this task, you will write a proposal in response to the attached “Request for Proposals (RFP)” from the Seamus Company. The company’s background information is included in the attached “Seamus Company Context.” The attached “RFP Questions from Vendors” will help to inform your proposal.

Your proposal will demonstrate your research and your solution to the problem and show the organization you can meet its needs. Think about what the organization wants (e.g., low cost, high quality, efficiency) and how your proposed solution will meet the organization’s needs. The body of your proposal should clearly and specifically outline the solution and how it will work.

Requirements:

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Use the Turnitin Originality Report available in Taskstream as a guide for this measure of originality.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

Note: Every effort was made to ensure the attached “Request for Proposals” is as authentic as possible. You are responsible only for the requirements in the task below.

Create a proposal according to APA style by doing the following:

A. Create a title page that includes each of the following elements:

• project name that summarizes the nature of the solution

• name of the proposer (individual or company)

• signature block with a space for your signature and the date

B. Create a table of contents.

C. Create an abstract that includes each of the following:

• summary of the problem

• recommendation of the solution

• description of how the proposed solution benefits the customer

• objectives of the project

• funding requirements

• your expertise relevant to the solution you propose

Note: Expertise described here could be real or hypothetical to fit the scenario.

D. Create a body to your proposal in which you do the following:

1. Explain your proposed solution as it relates to the requirements of the attached “Request for Proposal (RFP).”

2. Explain how three other organizations have implemented solutions related to the key elements of your proposal.

3. Describe how the goals, supporting objectives, and deliverables of the proposed project will be accomplished.

4. Provide a projected timeline with completion dates of the deliverables for your project.

5. Provide a list of resources and their associated costs needed to implement the proposal.

6. Explain how you will measure the success of this project using an evaluation framework that will assess the success and effectiveness of the project once it is completed.

E. Justify the technology solution and highlight how the most important aspects of the proposal meet the Seamus Company’s business priorities.

F. Create a letter of transmittal or cover letter that includes the following:

• an introduction

• a body that expands on the reasons for the proposal

• a conclusion

Note: Any supplemental material that would help the company or organization understand the details of the solution should be placed in an additional section titled “Appendix.”

G. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

H. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.