{"id":1503,"date":"2017-01-01T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingweb.trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/request-for-information-rfi\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T21:46:25","slug":"request-for-information-rfi","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/trainingindustry.com\/glossary\/request-for-information-rfi\/","title":{"rendered":"Request for Information (RFI)"},"template":"","class_list":["post-1503","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"main_content":"A <strong>request for information<\/strong> (RFI) is a document created by buy-side companies to obtain service and resource capability information from supply-side companies. The document does not request methodology or pricing information but provides an executive summary of the operation(s) to be outsourced and detailed information on their specific capabilities. 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