Ask the Right Questions to Find Your Next ITAD Vendor

Remaining at the forefront of technological advancement means adapting to all facets of industry innovations and demands.  As technology continually evolves, so does the need to update and maintain your IT equipment.  This begins by developing a tactical approach to designing a program that encompasses every aspect of the equipment lifecycle.

Building upon our highly detailed existing RFP Template, Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) has recently published our updated version to address specific customer needs when it is time to prepare for asset disposition.

We have redesigned our template to assist ITAD managers in the planning of a comprehensive strategy to repurpose their equipment.  Based on our research of thousands of specific customer requirements, our template has been revised to reflect precise client demands.  The template also provides SLS with the opportunity to use our vast ITAD experience in a consultative role to ensure that our potential customers understand the complete ITAD process.

The new template details the entire scope of work from onboarding and scheduling to financial settlement of assets that are resold, redeployed or recycled. 

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The table of contents of the ITAD RFP Template is shown below. The template outlines elements clients have identified as most important when developing their IT asset disposition program.

While some areas of ITAD disposition, such as data security, documentation and chain of command, continue to be at the forefront of customer requirements, our recent experience has shown that many corporate ITAD requests are also focusing more heavily on remarketing, innovation and sustainability issues.

Customers are requiring more information in the RFP phase of projects regarding the remarketing of their assets concerning not only the financial return, but the carbon avoidance achieved by reusing their assets and their contribution to the circular economy.

While not a comprehensive list of all questions to ask, our updated RFP Template is detailed in a way that allows ITAD managers in diverse fields of industry to formulate an effective ITAD program. SLS is happy to help these companies in their objective to repurpose their electronic assets with financial and environmental responsibility.