Pursuing Government RFPs: A How-To Guide for Open Source

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jun 4, 2009 4:09 PM EDT
Linux.com; By Todd Weiss
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As they make software and hardware purchases, governments are creatures of habit. They form long relationships with IT vendors and stick with them so they can keep their IT systems running with minimal interruptions. And while new technologies might be intriguing, governments often shy away from major IT changes because they have little willingness to take even the slightest risks of introducing a glitch into their infrastructures. So they stay with the companies and technologies they know as they undergo their traditional Request for Proposal (RFP) contract bidding and acquisition procedures.

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