Pick an industry that you either work in, or have an interest in. Assume you have received an RFP (Request for Proposal) for the purchase of a large piece of equipment normally associated with that industry and for internal use. Proposal Writing Guidelines A proposal should contain the parts outlined below. Your proposal will not be a formal study in proposals but rather an exercise in the writing process. Introduction "Project Summary" or "abstract" - a paragraph covering the basic information contained in the Body. Project Proposal (Body) Includes Statement of the Problem (what & why), Proposed Solution(s) (how), Program of Implementation (where and when). Conclusions/Recommendations How you are going to solve/handle what is proposed in the Body. Bibliography and/or Works Cited This will be on a separate page from the main proposal. Qualifications (of writer(s) and/or project implementers Budget Itemization of expenses in the implementation and operation of the proposed plan, and detail of materials, facilities, equipment, and personnel. Final document should be single-spaced (or Word default of 1.15), designed for an assumed letterhead, and 1" margins ONLY (be sure you check!). All other formatting should be "Normal.