Invitation to Propose (ITP)

The act by which the procuring authority calls for proposal submissions. In a straight forward Request for Proposal (RFP) (with no dialogue or structured interactions), the invitation to propose is implicit in the RFP. However, in a dialogue or interaction process (and sometimes in a negotiated process), the ITP is issued at the end of the dialogue or interaction process once this process has ended, and the RFP and contract are definitive and have been discussed and clarified.