Invisible and indispensable: Using the lowly request for proposals to advance public value
Weston Merrick,
Pete Bernardy,
Patrick Carter
Abstract:Requests for Proposals (RFP) may be the pinnacle of bureaucratic mundanity. Yet, hidden within this apparent monotony are powerful tools to advance public values. Federal, state, and local government grants deploy staggering sums, reaching into the hundreds of billions of dollars annually. With these distributions, the executive branch is often delegated substantial discretion. These are choices of consequence, but little support exists for public managers tasked with this work. This article examines the poten… Show more
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