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Microsoft's Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Request for Proposal Management
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 left by SharePoint for proposal management and proposal generation.

You can download the RFP Management Template for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 directly from the Microsoft web site here and read about our Enterprise Management Suite for Proposal, SharePoint Edition here.

After you have used this RFP 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
This application for Microsoft Windows SharePoint services is a central portal for managing the Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
Overview
This application for Windows SharePoint services is a central portal for managing the Request for Proposal process. From writing the RFP document to inviting prospects, managing the timeline and project plan, tracking RFP responses, and evaluating the proposals submitted.
System Requirements
  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 3; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
  • The Microsoft download works with the following program:
    • Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, version 2.0
 
Instructions
To install the Microsoft download:

Note: To complete the following installation, you must have Administrator rights to both the root of the Windows SharePoint Server and to the server on which it is installed.
  1. Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your server.
  2. Double-click the program file on your hard disk to extract the template files to a location on the server.
  3. Open the top-level Windows SharePoint Services site where you will install the template.
  4. On the link bar, click Site Settings.
  5. In the Administration section, click Go To Site Administration.
  6. In the Site Collection Galleries section, click Manage site template gallery.
  7. On the Site Template Gallery page, click Upload Template.
  8. Browse to the location where you extracted the template and select the template. Click the Open button.
  9. Click Save and Close to upload the template.
Instructions for use:
  1. Open your Windows SharePoint Services site.
  2. On the link bar, click Create.
  3. In the Web Pages section, select Sites and Workspaces.
  4. Complete the information and then click Create.
  5. On the Template Selection screen, select the new template from the list, and then click OK.
To remove this download:

To uninstall the template, complete the following. You must have Administrator rights to the root of the Windows SharePoint Server.

Note: This 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 that template.
  1. Open the top-level Windows SharePoint Services site where you will install the template.
  2. On the link bar, click Site Settings.
  3. In the Administration section, click Go To Site Administration.
  4. In the Site Collection Galleries section, click Manage site template gallery.
  5. Click the Edit icon of the template you will uninstall. Click Delete and then OK
 
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