ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** The exhibitionist did an issue a few years ago and had some RFP bid templates. http://name-aam.org/resources/exhibitionist/back-issues-and-online-archive Spring 2007: The RFP Issue [http://name-aam.org/uploads/archive/Spring2007.jpg] * Exhibits Newsline<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Exhibits%20Newsline_Schlesier.pdf> * The RFP Game: To Play or Not to Play<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_The%20RFP%20Game-To%20Play%20or%20Not%20to%20Play_Berry.pdf> * Writing Successful RFPs<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Writing%20Successfull%20RFPs_Mayer.pdf> * Common Understanding<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Common%20Understanding_Furman.pdf> * Better Than Sliced Bread: Writing Effective RFPs<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Better%20Than%20Sliced%20Bread_Punt.pdf> * Hiring an Exhibit Designer for the First Time? Tips From A Designer’s Perspetive<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Hiring%20an%20Exhibit%20Designer%20for%20the%20First%20Time%20Tips%20from%20a%20Designers%20Perspective_Simpson.pdf> * Processed Apples: One Museums Recipe for the RFP Process<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Processed%20Apples-One%20Museums%20Recipe%20for%20the%20RFP%20Process_Bartlett.pdf> * Design a Plate Computer Interactive: Project History<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Design%20a%20Plate%20ComputerInteractive-Project%20History_Taylor.pdf> * Putting the Training Wheels On<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Putting%20the%20Training%20Wheels%20On_Jensen.pdf> * Narrowing the Field<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Narrowing%20the%20Field_Zuern.pdf> * NAME RFP AR.01 Request for Proposals For:Writing an Article about RFPs<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_NAME%20RFP%20AR.01%20Request%20for%20Proposals%20For-Writing%20an%20Article%20about%20RFPs_LaBar.pdf> * Exhibit Design and Fabrication Solicitations at The Smithsonian Institution<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Exhibition%20Design%20and%20Fabrication%20Solicitations%20at%20The%20Smithsonian%20Institution_Carson.pdf> * Processed Apples: One Museums Recipe fo the RFP Process<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Processed%20Apples-One%20Museums%20Recipe%20for%20the%20RFP%20Process_Bartlett.pdf> * RFP Dictionary<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_RFP%20Dictionary_Friman.pdf> * Why We No Longer D0 RFPs<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/EXH.spg_07/EXH_spg07_Why%20We%20No%20Longer%20Do%20RFPs_Abrams.pdf> The Spring 2007 Exhibitionist is dedicated entirely to the RFP process. Accompanying this issue are several sample documents you can download. * Artist Contract<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Artist_Contract.pdf> (PDF 60 kb) * <http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Computer_RFP.pdf> Computer RFP<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Computer_RFP.pdf> (PDF 204 kb) * Design RFQ<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Design_RFQ.pdf> (PDF 272 kb) * Exhibit RFP<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Exhibit_RFP.pdf>. (PDF 404 kb) * Furniture RFP<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Furn_RFP.pdf> (PDF 1.2 mb) * Reference Check<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Reference_Check.pdf> (PDF 40 kb) * Review Matrix<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Review_Matrix.pdf> (PDF 56 kb) * RFP Template<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/RFP_Template.pdf> (PDF 220 kb) * RFQ Questions<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/RFQ_Questions.pdf> (PDF 136 kb) * Sample RFQ<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Sample_RFQ.pdf> (PDF 164 kb) * Video RFP<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/Video_RFP.pdf> (PDF 92 kb) * Architecture Matrix<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/ArchMatrix.pdf> (PDF 36 kb) * Museum Matrix<http://name-aam.org/uploads/downloadables/MusMatrix.pdf> (PDF 32 kb) Marti Louw, Research Faculty UPCLOSE | University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments Learning Research and Development Center 3939 O'Hara Street • Pittsburgh, PA 15260 [ tel ] 412 624 7477 [ link ] upclose.lrdc.pitt.edu [ map ] bit.ly/colhP7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On Jan 31, 2011, at 1:01 PM, Michele Laverty wrote: ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Good morning, I am working with a local college who is preparing to construct exhibits for their new natural history museum. They are looking to publicly bid the project. Does anyone have bid docs for exhibits they can share off list? Thanks, Michele Michele Laverty Director Ag Science Center [log in to unmask] P.O. Box 4937 Modesto, CA 95352-4893 209-521-2902 office 209-604-4916 cell Check us out on the Web at www.AgScienceCenter.org Find us on Facebook *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. 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