Program Management Professional (PgMP) — Question 122

Olive is the program manager for her organization. She has created a request for proposal for a large portion of her program. In this work to be procured she has set several requirements for the vendors to participate. The chief among these requirements is a vendor must have at least four licensed electricians in his team.
This requirement for four licensed electricians is an example of which one of the following terms?

Answer options

• A. Screening system
• B. Scoring model
• C. Vendor analysis requirements
• D. Evaluation criteria

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The requirement for four licensed electricians acts as a filtering mechanism to ensure that only qualified vendors can participate, which aligns with the concept of a screening system. The other options, such as scoring model, vendor analysis requirements, and evaluation criteria, pertain to different aspects of assessing vendor proposals rather than the initial qualification process.