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RFP Timeline Made with OnePager

This timeline, created from a project plan imported into OnePager, shows the response, protest, and award of a government contract and the RFP process that preceded it. It enables respondents, solicitors, and regulators to understand the chain of events that led up to the contract being awarded.

Timeline of the award of a government contract to a defense contractor.


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OnePager Timeline Features

This timeline uses:

  • Automatic assignment of colors and symbols to each defense contractor or government agency that participated in the bidding process
  • Drag and drop of related tasks (i.e. draft and final RFP responses) on the same line to show the relationship
  • Grouping and sorting of timeline elements by the major phases of the bidding process
  • Use of comment boxes to highlight regulatory decisions and other key milestones

This RFP timeline was created using OnePager, timeline software from Chronicle Graphics that interfaces directly with existing project schedules.

To learn more about how OnePager can build timelines of your important aerospace and defense projects, get started today by downloading a free trial.

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Sample Files

This RFP Response and Award Timeline was built using the following files, which you can download to create something similar:

Smartsheet Samples

RFP Response Award Timeline (Smartsheet).xlsx (Excel for import into Smartsheet)

RFP Response Award Timeline (Smartsheet).tat (OnePager Template for Smartsheet)


Smartsheet Instructions

To build an RFP response award timeline like the example above, follow these instructions:

  1. Download the sample files above. The Excel file contains all of the key activities and milestones, and will be imported into your Smartsheet account, while the OnePager template will help define the layout of the Gantt chart itself. Save both files to your desktop.

  2. To import the Excel file into Smartsheet, first log into your Smartsheet account.

  3. In Smartsheet, click on + Start a New Project, and then from the Import tile, choose Microsoft Excel:

    Import from Excel into Smartsheet

  4. Point Smartsheet to the Excel file that you downloaded above and press Continue. On the Import Settings, review the name of your sheet, and then click Import::

    Finish importing from Excel into Smartsheet

  5. Now that the sample project has been imported into your Smartsheet account, go to your desktop, and click the OnePager button.

  6. On the OnePager start screen, click NEW to build a new timeline.

  7. Go to Select > BROWSE Smartsheet, log into your Smartsheet account, and then point OnePager to the example project.

  8. We need to change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains all of the data-driven formatting (styles, layout, etc.) that make the timeline look the way that it does.

  9. Once the custom OnePager template is selected, click on Create New Chart to build your timeline. It should look similar to the example at the top of this article. From there, you can drag milestones up and down to align them, and add comments as needed.

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Microsoft Project Samples

RFP Response and Award Timeline.mpp (Microsoft Project Plan)

RFP Response and Award Timeline (Project).tat (OnePager Template for Microsoft Project)


Microsoft Project Instructions

To build a RFP response and award timeline like the example above, follow these instructions:

  1. Download the sample files listed above. The Microsoft Project file contains the key activities and milestones, and the matching OnePager template file has most of the settings that drive the look and feel of the timeline based on the data from Microsoft Project. Save both files to your desktop.

  2. Open the Microsoft Project plan.

  3. Once the project plan is open, go to Add-Ins and click the OnePager button.

  4. When the start screen appears, click NEW to build a new chart.

  5. Change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains most of the data-driven formatting (colors, layout, etc.) that give this RFP response and award timeline its specific look.

  6. With the template loaded, click on Create New Chart to build your chart. It should resemble the example at the top of this article.

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Primavera P6 Samples

RFP Response and Award Timeline.xer (Primavera P6 Plan)

RFP Response and Award Timeline (Primavera P6).tat (OnePager Template for Primavera P6)


Primavera P6 Instructions

To build a RFP response and award timeline like the example above, follow these instructions:

  1. Download the sample files listed above. There is one Primavera P6 file and one OnePager template file. Save both files to your desktop or to your downloads folder.

  2. Click the OnePager icon on your desktop.

  3. When the start screen appears, click NEW to build a new chart.

  4. Go to Select > BROWSE Primavera P6 Files, and then point OnePager to the Primavera P6 XER file that you downloaded from above.

  5. With the Primavera P6 file ready for import, we need to change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains all of the data-driven formatting (colors, layout, etc.) that give this RFP response and award timeline its specific look.

  6. With the template loaded, click on Create New Chart to build your chart. It should resemble the example at the top of this article.

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Excel Samples

RFP Response and Award Timeline.xlsx (Excel Plan)

RFP Response and Award Timeline (Excel).tat (OnePager Template for Excel)


Excel Instructions

To build an RFP Response and Award Timeline like the example above, follow these instructions:

  1. Download the sample files above. The Excel file contains all of the different events, while the OnePager template will help define the layout of the timeline itself. Save both files to your desktop.

  2. Open the Excel file, and click the OnePager button.

  3. On the OnePager start screen, click NEW to build a new timeline.

  4. Go to Select > BROWSE Excel, and then point OnePager to the example project.

  5. We need to change OnePager's default template to the one downloaded above. To do this, click on Change, and then BROWSE FILES to the OnePager template (*.tat) file. This OnePager template contains all of the data-driven formatting (styles, layout, etc.) that make the timeline look the way that it does.

  6. Once the custom OnePager template is selected, click on Create New Chart to build your timeline. It should look similar to the example at the top of this article. From there, you can drag and drop milestones as needed to position them, and add comments as needed.

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