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Microsoft's Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Application Template: Request for Proposal
At Octant, we encourage all Microsoft Windows SharePoint organizations to download Microsoft's Request for Proposal Application Template. We allow you to build on top of your investment in Microsoft SharePoint by creating software tailored specifically to fill the gaps of proposal management and proposal generation.

You can download the RFP Application Template for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 directly from the Microsoft web site here and read about our Enterprise Management Suite for Proposal, SharePoint Edition here.

After you have downloaded and used this template, let us know what you think. If you are looking for alternative solutions that may better align to your Proposal Management requirements, review our Enterprise Management Suite for Proposals™ materials.
Brief Description
The Request for Proposal application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 helps manage the process of creating and releasing an initial RFP, collecting submissions of proposals and formally accepting the selected proposal from amongst those submitted.
Overview
The Request for Proposal application template helps manage the process of creating and releasing an initial RFP, collecting submissions of proposals and formally accepting the selected proposal from amongst those submitted. The site also helps simplify the process of notifying individuals about the status of the RFP and submitted proposals.
System Requirements
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003
  • Software Requirements:
    • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
 
Instructions
To install this download:

Note: To complete the following installation, you must have Administrator rights to both the Windows SharePoint Services site on which it is to be installed.
  1. Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your server.
  2. Pull the template file, <template_name>.stp, from the extracted distribution for the application template you wish to install.
  3. Log into your SharePoint site as the site Administrator.
  4. From the Site Actions drop-down menu in the top right, select Site Settings.
  5. Under the Galleries section, select Site templates.
  6. Select Upload to load an application template into this SharePoint site.
  7. Browse to the <template_name>.stp file from the distribution and select Open. If you have several application templates to load into your site, you can use the Upload Multiple Files… option to load them all at once.
  8. Click Ok to complete the upload of the application template to your SharePoint site.
     
Instructions for use:
  1. Log into your SharePoint site as the site Administrator.
  2. From the Site Actions drop-down menu in the top right, select Site Settings.
  3. Under the Site Administration section, select Sites and Workspaces.
  4. Select Create to create a new site using a site template.
  5. Complete the new SharePoint site information. In the Template Selection section, select the Custom tab. Any application templates that have been uploaded will be listed here.
  6. Select the template to use for this site and click Create.
  7. A site has now been created using the application template.
To remove this download:

Note: To complete the following removal, you must have Administrator rights to the Windows SharePoint Services site. This process will not remove the templates from any sites that were already created using this template. It will only prevent users from creating new sites based on the template.
  1. Log into your SharePoint site as the site Administrator.
  2. From the Site Actions drop-down menu in the top right, select Site Settings.
  3. Under the Galleries section, select Site templates.
  4. In the list of site templates, find the application template you wish to remove and click the Edit link.
  5. Confirm that this is the application template you wish to remove. If so, select Delete Item.
  6. Click Ok to confirm the deletion.
  7. The application template is now unavailable to SharePoint sites and has been removed from your SharePoint site template gallery.
 
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