Acquisition Plan Template – MS Word & Excel
You can use this Acquisition Plan template (16 pages MS Word and 3 MS Excel spreadsheets) when managing software projects that involve acquiring software and bringing products and services in-house. An Acquisition Plan also help you plan how you to take possession of a business, service or software that you plan to acquire, for example, during a merge or when partnering with another software company.
Acquisition Plan Template: Benefits
Use this Acquisition Plan template to:
- Manage the acquisition of hardware, software, and services
- Define key acquisition dates; identify hardware and software specifications
- Prepare an approach to contract management
- Ensure the availability of funding; provide Evaluation personnel with data for evaluating proposals
- Ensure that vendors have adequate data for preparing bids
Acquisition Plan Template: Sample Screenshots
Acquisition Plan Template: Objectives
Acquisition Plan Template: Strategy
Acquisition Plan Template: Specifications
Acquisition Plan Template: Software
Acquisition Plan Template: Contract Management
3 Free Acquisition Plan Excel Templates
Acquisition Plan Excel Template: 5 Year Plan Spreadsheet
Acquisition Plan Excel Template: Capital Funding
Acquisition Plan Excel Template: Process Timeline
Acquisition Plan Template: Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives
1.2 Background
1.3 Scope
1.4 Acquisition Plan Thresholds
1.5 Assumptions
1.6 Constraints
2 Procurement Approach
2.1 Acquisition Strategy
2.1.1 Approach to Sourcing
2.1.2 Acquisition Method
2.1.3 Regulations
2.1.4 Funding
2.1.5 Lead Time
2.1.6 Consideration
2.1.7 Sources
2.2 Evaluation and Award
2.3 Procurement Activities Key Dates
3.5 Support Services
3.6 Site Preparation
4 Software Specifications
4.1 Required Capabilities
4.2 Capacity
4.3 Documentation
4.4 Maintenance Features
4.5 Sources
4.6 Impact
5 Contact Management
5.1 Vendor Orientation
5.2 Change Management
5.3 Deliverables Management
5.4 Invoice Management
5.5 Dispute Resolution
5.6 Contract Closeout
5.7 Tools
6 Appendix A
6.1 Glossary Of Terms
6.2 Acronyms And Abbreviations
Acquisition Plan Template: Contents & Format
The templates are in Microsoft Word and Excel (.doc and .xls) and can be downloaded online for only $9.99. The template pack includes the following:
| Acquisition Plan Template | 16 pages x MS Word |  |
| 5 Year Acquisition Plan | 1 x MS Excel |  |
| Acquisition Plan Capital Funding | 1 x MS Excel | |
| Acquisition Process Timeline | 1 x MS Excel | |