You need to justify your decision for the business process outsourced (e.g., accounting, editorial, photography, publishing, distribution, printing, layout, advertising, editing, articles, etc.).
Establish the preliminary performance targets and levels of service that will be required from the selected vendors.
Establish the type of contract that you will use for each contract (i.e., fixed, cost-plus, reimbursable, unit).
Determine the evaluation criteria you will use to select the preferred vendor(s) (e.g., low price, best value, etc.). Are there different evaluation criteria for different business units? Why?
Identify the number of vendors that you will select to provide the services to be outsourced (i.e., one vendor for all services versus individual vendors with specific expertise in each of the services to be outsourced).
Construct a timeline that summarizes the bid activities and time duration for each contracting process (i.e., plan purchases and acquisition through select sellers).
