1. Request For Qualifications (RFQ). An RFQ asks the professional entity to submit their qualifications for overseeing a project. It is most useful when you wish to narrow the list of professionals and are not yet interested in a detailed project proposal.
2. Request For Proposals (RFP). An RFP asks the professional entity to submit their qualifications and their detailed proposal for the project location. This approach is most useful when you have narrowed the list of professionals and have a good idea of the project constraints and budget.

There are national associations, often with statewide affiliate organizations, that may be able to provide information about local design professionals and firms in disciplines relevant to the development of gateways. These include: The American Institute of Architects (http://www.aia.org), The American Planning Association (http://www.planning.org), The American Society of Landscape Architects (http://www.asla.org), and The National Society of Professional Engineers (http://www.nspe.org). Please refer to their websites for more information about these organizations.

The Arts Council of Indianapolis website (www.indyarts.org) contains a variety of resources and information including a listing of arts service organizations that may be useful to gateway developers. The specific link is located at www.indyarts.org/ao_category.aspx?CAT=Service. An organization known as Americans for the Arts, www.AmericansForTheArts.org, has developed two useful publications for the purpose of engaging artists and other resources. The publications entitled Methods of Artist Selection and Call for Artists Resource Guide can be obtained at their website: http://www.americansforthearts.org/issues/otherinterests/peergroups/publicart.asp. They also provide an online field directory of local, state, and national arts services organizations at: http://ww2.americansforthearts.org/scriptcontent/index_members_search.cfm.