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References

When to use

Write this section when a solicitation asks for references content, or when the RFP's own outline has a slot in this position. Observed in 47.5% of proposals, at roughly position 0.492 of the document, which is where reviewers look for it.

Read the style guide and do-not-fabricate before drafting. Requirements in the current RFP override everything on this page.

These are corpus observations, not mandatory defaults. Current RFP requirements control.

Evidence

Exemplars

references for ADM Associates are as follows. For Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), we conducted evaluation, measurement and verification work for the Commercial Energy Efficiency Program that is intended to provide energy information, consultation, and financial incentives to commercial and industrial customers. Contact at SMUD is: [MISSING: credentialed individual - ask Proposal Lead] Market Analyst Sacramento, CA [redacted:RDX-f9ab04e6dd6f] Wim.Bos@smud.

Source: [F000554, paragraph:684]

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