Sample RFI Questions
The E-rate Task Force has prepared a list of questions that libraries may find useful to include in the Requests for Information they send to vendors of filters or other technology designed to meet CIPA requirements.- Sample RFI Questions (PDF document)
Total Cost of Ownership Worksheets
The E-rate Task Force has prepared several Excel spreadsheets to help library administrators capture, understand and compare the overall costs of filtering. This is a beta release of the spreadsheets.- Tool to compare the costs of filtering to the benefits of E-rate discounts (Excel document): TCO.xls
- Populated sample spreadsheet provided as an example (Excel document): sample.xls
- Tool to compare costs from different filtering vendors (Excel document): compare.xls