This article just came across my desk today:

Westfall, Micheline Brown. "Using a Request for Proposal (RFP) to Select
a Serials Vendor: The University of Tennessee Experience." Serials
Review 37.2 (2011): 87-92. Library Lit & Inf Full Text. Web. 1 Aug. 2011.

Might be helpful.

Lori R. Fenton
Electronic Resources Manager\Periodicals
Washburn University Mabee Library
1700 SW College Avenue
Topeka KS 66621
Ph. 785.670.1984

On 8/1/2011 3:07 PM, Young Moon wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Boston College Libraries is planning to go through a RFP process to
> select a new serials vendor. I'm wondering if anyone has recently gone
> through the same process and share their experience (especially, lessons
> learned). It would also be greatly appreciated if you could send a
> fulltext (or, an outline) of your RFP to me. Many thanks!
>
> -Young
> --
>
> Young Joo Moon
>
> Head of Continuing & Electronic Resources
>
> O'Neill Library
>
> 140 Commonwealth Avenue
>
> Boston College
>
> Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
>
> voice (617) 552-3207
>
> fax (617) 552-1089
>
> email: moonyo@bc.edu
>