It will avoid unnecessary review of long and cumbersome proposals. On the other hand if you need extensive information, remember you are the customer and the customer is always right. Ask for what you need and feel justified in rejecting any proposal that doesn't meet your requirements. A company that can't follow directions in an RFP may not listen to you during the project either. Consider what items will help you quickly and easily review the proposals.
Proposals are very time consuming and costly to prepare.
By only asking for the information that is truly important in your selection process you will save yourself the headache of wading through pages of unnecessary information and increase the number of responses. A growing trend among busy administrators is to limit the number of pages consultants may use either in the entire proposal or in certain sections of the proposal. This helps avoid the fluff and lets you get to the heart of the problem. The following are specifications you may request as part of the format of the proposal. It is entirely appropriate for you to request that items be in a certain order.