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# Request for Proposal — IAM platform

**Issued by:** Acme Corporation
**Issued:** 2026-06-04
**Response deadline:** [TBD]

---

## 1. About Acme Corporation

[Add 2-3 paragraphs: who you are, what you do, why now. Be concrete about
the operational pain that triggered this RFP. Vendors respond better to
context than to lists of requirements.]

---

## 2. Scope

This RFP covers procurement and implementation of: **IAM platform**.

In-scope:
- Platform license + first-year support
- Implementation services or partner enablement
- Data migration from incumbent (if applicable)
- Training for internal team (administrator + operator paths)
- Audit-evidence enablement (controls, reporting, retention)

Out-of-scope (separate procurement):
- Network / endpoint security tooling
- SIEM / SOAR
- Hardware (vault HSM acquisition; pursue separately)

---

## 3. Environment

| Dimension | Profile |
|---|---|
| Identity scale | Not specified |
| Cloud posture | Not specified |
| Compliance scope | None declared |
| Implementation timeline | Not specified |
| Budget envelope | (specify range or "to be discussed") |

### Critical integrations
(list 5-10 critical applications here)

### Existing identity infrastructure
- IdP: [Okta / Entra / Ping / other]
- Directory: [AD / Entra / LDAP]
- HRIS source of truth: [Workday / SuccessFactors / BambooHR]
- Existing IGA / PAM / CIAM (if any): [vendor + version]

---

## 4. Functional requirements

Vendors should respond with a fit assessment (full / partial / no) and a
brief rationale per requirement.

### Core functional
- **F1.** Connector library covers the integrations listed in §3 (Critical integrations)
- **F2.** Joiner / mover / leaver workflows are configurable without code
- **F3.** Access certification campaigns run on a cadence with reviewer reminders
- **F4.** Privileged credential vaulting with HSM-backed encryption (if PAM in scope)
- **F5.** OIDC + OAuth 2.1 + PKCE compliant authentication (if CIAM in scope)
- **F6.** SCIM 2.0 (and roadmap to 2.1) for downstream provisioning

### Operational
- **O1.** Multi-region deployment with data residency controls
- **O2.** Audit log retention configurable per regulation (e.g. 7 years for SOX)
- **O3.** Sandbox / test tenant provided for pre-production change validation
- **O4.** Native SIEM forwarding (Splunk, Sentinel, Sumo Logic, Datadog)
- **O5.** Disaster recovery RTO < 4 hours, RPO < 15 minutes

### Compliance
- **C1.** SOC 2 Type II attestation current within last 12 months
- **C2.** ISO 27001 certification
- **C3.** Vendor processes for our compliance scope: None declared
- **C4.** Customer data residency commitments (EU / US / sovereign)

---

## 5. Commercial

Vendors should provide:

- **Pricing model:** Per-identity, per-account, per-application, or other.
- **Tiered breakdown:** What's included in the base tier vs add-ons.
- **Renewal terms:** Year 2 + 3 pricing protections (CPI-cap, etc.).
- **Implementation services:** Fixed-fee proposal for stand-up + first
  business workflow live in production.
- **Reference deployments:** Three customers at similar scale and
  compliance scope; willing to take a 30-minute reference call.

---

## 6. Evaluation criteria

Responses will be evaluated against (weights subject to refinement):

- Functional fit (35%)
- Operational maturity (20%)
- Compliance alignment (15%)
- Commercial structure (15%)
- Reference checks (10%)
- Implementation partner ecosystem (5%)

---

## 7. Timeline

| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFP issued | [date] |
| Vendor Q&A window closes | [date + 2 weeks] |
| Responses due | [date + 4 weeks] |
| Shortlist + demos | [date + 6 weeks] |
| Reference + commercial conversations | [date + 8 weeks] |
| Selection decision | [date + 10 weeks] |
| Contract signature | [date + 14 weeks] |

---

## 8. Contact

[Procurement lead name, title, email]
[IAM program lead name, title, email]

All vendor questions must be submitted through the procurement portal /
this email address. Direct outreach to other Acme Corporation employees during
the response window is grounds for disqualification.

---

*Generated with the askmeidentity IAM RFP Template Generator —
https://askmeidentity.com/tools/iam-rfp-template/*
What this is good for

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  • Draft an IAM RFP without starting from a blank page

  • Pressure-test the scope of a forthcoming IGA or PAM procurement

  • Brief procurement on the right questions to ask each vendor

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