Give suppliers the information they need to understand your request and submit accurate bids.
You can attach supporting documents, answer common questions with FAQs, and communicate directly with all invited suppliers or an individual supplier. Suppliers can also ask questions from the RFQ, keeping important information and responses connected to the request.
Add documents
Documents give buyers and suppliers the ability to add and share documentation directly on the RFQ. Most file types are accepted except video files and the file limit is 100 MB (.zip files are the recommended). Documentation uploaded by suppliers is only visible to the buyers and not visible to other suppliers.
1) Click Add Documents
2) Select the file you would like to upload from your computer or drive
Download or Delete added documents during any status of an RFQ by clicking on the lightning bolt on the document line
Add a question
Q&A allows buyers to ask questions to all invited suppliers or individual suppliers invited to a request. Answers are only visible to the buyer and not to other suppliers. Suppliers can also ask a question to the buyer.
1) Click Ask Question
2) Select Recipient(s) from the dropdown
3) Enter the Question
4) Click the Post Question button
Answer a question
1) Click the lightning bolt next to the question
2) Click Reply
3) Enter your reply to the question
4) Click the Reply button
Add Q&A as an FAQ
1) Click the lightning bolt next to the answer
2) Click + Add to FAQ
3) Edit the question and answer before you post to remove any sensitive Information
4) Click the Post FAQ button
The Q&A will now appear in the FAQ section for all suppliers to see. The supplier’s name will not appear to the other suppliers.