The Board of Director for Wan Innovated National (WIN) has directed the development of a new concept commercial transport to carry airfreight that is larger, faster, and more economical than existing transports. The new plane is required to complete with planes recently offered for sale by competitors in the industry. Since WIN is behind its competition in the development of such a plane, it is essential that the new plane be developed as quickly as possible. Trina Watson is selected as the project manager for the development of the new plane.

WIN must procure the jet engines for the new plane from an outside supplier since it does not have the manufacturing capabilities for jet engines. The design and fabrication of the engines are deemed to be on the project critical path for testing and completion and for FAA certification.

Trina meets with her Engineering and Procurement Managers for the project to determine a realistic but aggressive schedule for the procurement process activities required to obtaining the jet engines. Answer the following questions.

1. What RFP tasks should you select for the procurement activities?
   1. A brief project overview. This should include information about the company and the purpose of the RFP.
   2. Project Goals and target audience. The RFP should explain the goals of the project and what the expected outcomes are.
   3. Scope of work and deliverables. A more details about the project are included in this section.
   4. Timeline. Timelines and total duration should be included in the RFP
2. Develop a Gantt chart of these activities and sequence.
3. What type of contract pricing approach will you recommend for the procurement of the jet engines that will affect contract deliverable durations?
4. Within the contract for the engines what other than the engines themselves would you recommend being included with the engines?
5. What type of contract for these deliverables or other items?
6. What can be accomplished early on to expedite the completion of the technical requirements for the engine RFP?