A preliminary step prior to issuing a formal RFP, which allows the facility to narrow down the field of potential vendors for procurement of a new hospital-wide computer system, would be to

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Issuing a request for information (RFI) to potential vendors is a preliminary step prior to issuing a formal RFP. This allows the facility to gather information about potential vendors and their products or services without committing to a specific procurement. It helps to narrow down the field of potential vendors and ultimately makes the RFP process more efficient. The other options (A, B, and D) are not preliminary steps but actions that would be taken later in the procurement process.

A Preliminary Step Prior to Issuing a Formal RFP, Which