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As of December 29, contractors may notify a customer they are interested in a Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Quote (RFQ).
This feature has many benefits for both buyers and sellers:
- Provides easy identification of the Seller's interest in quoting.
- Provides Sellers with the ability to easily filter and identify quotes they have not submitted.
- May help Buyers get a better idea of how many quotes to expect on an RFQ/RFI.
- May help Buyers determine if they should extend the RFQ/RFI close date.
As a Buyer, what does it mean when a seller indicates they’re “Interested”?
With this new feature, buyers can expect to begin seeing quote status of “Interested” on the RFQ Details page in eBuy. While this is not an official quote/response from the seller, it lets the buyer know that the seller has expressed interest in the RFQ/RFI. Once an RFQ/RFI closes, quotes labeled as “Interested” will be automatically removed from the RFQ/RFI quotes list.
Steps for Sellers to Indicate they’re “Interested”
- When viewing a RFQ in eBuy, you may select the new “Interested” button located at the top right.
- A pop-up will appear noting that you will receive an email notice if the buyer modifies, cancels, or submits Q&As for this RFQ/RFI.
- Once you select “Continue,” the status of your quote will change to “Interested” and you will be sent to the “Prepare Quote Response” screen. At this point, your company has indicated to the buyer that you are interested in the opportunity.
- If you wish to work on the response later, simply go to “My Quotes” and select the corresponding RFQ/RFI.
- If your company is no longer interested in an RFQ/RFI, you may change your status to “No Quote.” If you don’t update your status it will remain as “Interested” until the RFQ/RFI closes.
- Once an award has been made, you will be able to view the award information from your “My Quotes” page by selecting “RFQ Award Info.”