<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">hi all<DIV>a university in my area has put out a request for proposals for pianos tuning services, and i'd like to put in a bid, but i'm not really sure how to put the proposal together. they have a format for how to put the proposal together, but i'm confused about some of the things they are asking for, or maybe it's just the way they're wording it. </DIV><DIV>the part that confuses me the most is the cost proposal.</DIV><DIV><I>"please provide...an itemized list of billable parts, compilation expenses and option cost separately."</I></DIV><DIV>i've never used this terminology before. what exactly might billable parts include? what in the world are compilation expenses? what is option cost?</DIV><DIV>they also want me to include gross receipt tax. does that mean to simply tell them what the current tax rate is and that i will apply it to whatever work i do? </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>i appreciate any input from anybody.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>thanks</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>dc</DIV></BODY></HTML>