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Develop a Request For Proposal (RFP) for transitioning all sites of a medium-siz

ID: 3571563 • Letter: D

Question

Develop a Request For Proposal (RFP) for transitioning all sites of a medium-sized pharmacy chain with 25 locations in 7 states from a shared to a switched LAN environment. Assume that each branch pharmacy has five PCs, three printers, two POS workstations with connectivity to credit card verification service over a WAN data link. There is a daily 36kbps dialup WAN connectivity from each remote to HQ today, and the link is too slow.  

Include the following criteria:

Organizational Overview

Requirements Definition

Solution Features Desired

Number of Users

Current Environment / Installed system

Contact, Due Date

Explanation / Answer

We are assuming the name of Medium Sized Pharmacy Company is "ABC & Pharmacy Chain" for writing the RFP. According to the requirements following RFP Can be used for given environment covering all the desired points .

3 Dec,216

IT Solution Company,

Noida, UP
OBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Dear Mr. XYZ,

Our company is actually looking for proposal for the computerized environment solution for our Pharmacy Chain. We retained a few potential solution providers for the same. But we found your company is best feasible for our environment based requirement solution provider.

Please provide an estimate for computerization of our branches for Pharmacy Chain along with High end Internet connectivity solution latest by 15-Dec-2016 along necessary document, if required. Please go through the following points regarding out company before providing the solution

Organizational Overview

ABC and Pharmacy is one of preeminent company in India. We offer services for different types of Pharmacy like Clinical Pharmacy and Hospital pharmacy. Currently there are number of branches with ABC and Pharmacy. We are also offering the franchises to use.

Current Environment/Installed System

There are 25 locations in 7 states, where branches of the company are established. Each Branch is dealing with two types of Pharmacy i.e. Clinical and Hospital Pharmacy each branch having many users and branch members sharing the information with the help of dialup connection of internet connectivity with other branch. There are centralised printers installed with each branch along with two POS for credit card verification over the WAN Data Link. Currently 36kbps dialup connection is used to connect with HQ which is very slow.

Requirement Definition and Solution Required

We are planning to transfer on totally computerized environment. Actually, we need to install five high end computers (Desktop PC) in each branch, at least three printers that can manage the request of every user. The structure of the branch for connectivity may be established with the help of Switched LAN environment. We request you to please provide the best solution for our company which is best feasible for our increasing environment of branches.

Sincerely,

PQR, Chief Manager,

ABC and Pharmacy Chain

Chandigarh