RFQ Buyer Console Drilldown

Use this page to review the RFQ details such as the line number, auction type, part, MPN, manufacturer, Quantity, Price expiry date and the delivery date, for the Request for Quotation (RFQ) line. You can also review the supplier responses related to the RFQ line for a specific MPN of a part. The information related to a supplier response such as supplier name, contact, email, net price, landed cost, total bid, status of the response, questions and questions unanswered, is displayed.

When you access this page using theSelect and award option on the Buyer Console List page, the page displays these additional fields and options to sort the data:

  • Compare and Sort: This Sort option enables you to compare and sort the RFQ responses attached to the RFQ line based on the Unit Price, Delivery Date and Total bid.
  • Exclude: This Exclude option enables you to exclude the RFQ responses attached to the RFQ line with Delivery Schedule and Price Book.
  • Shortlist: Use this option to shortlist an RFQ response attached to the RFQ line.
  • Award: Use this option to award an RFQ response attached to the RFQ line.
  • Reject: Use this option to reject an RFQ response attached to the RFQ line.
Note: 
  • The Select and award option is displayed only when RFQ responses are received from the supplier, for an RFQ line.
  • If there are multiple responses to an RFQ line, you can search for a specific response by using the filter options such asSupplier Name and Status.

Review this information in the RFQ Details section:

Field Name Field Description
RFQ The code of the RFQ.
Line The RFQ line number.
Line Type The type of the RFQ line. Possible values:
  • Primary: The RFQ line is related to the primary part.
  • Alternate: The RFQ line is related to an alternate part.
Auction Type The type of bidding for the RFQ line. Possible values:
  • Traditional: This is a generic RFQ for which the suppliers can submit the RFQ responses until the expiry date.
  • Reverse: The application indicates whether the submitted bid is the lowest compared to the other bids in the Total Bid field.
  • Sealed: The supplier responses to the RFQ line are evaluated only after the expiry date. : The application indicates whether the submitted bid is the lowest compared to the other bids in the
Part The code and description of the part linked to the RFQ line.
Quantity The quantity of the part for which the RFQ is sent.
Price The price per unit of measure of the part.
Expiry Date The date up to which the responses to the RFQ line are considered.
Delivery Date The date from which the part linked to the RFQ line is required.
Supplier The name of the supplier who sent the response to the RFQ line.
Contact The point of contact (user) at the supplier.
Email The email ID of the user specified in the Contact field.
Unit Price The price per unit of measure associated with the part.
Note: You can view the Price Book icon when the price book data is received from the supplier for the part linked to the RFQ line.
Net Price The net amount is the unit price multiple of quantity minus discount (if any) for the part, as quoted by the supplier. Net Price = (Quantity * Unit Price) - Discount Amount
Landed Cost The landed cost for the RFQ line as specified by the supplier.
Total Bid The bid amount, including the landed costs for the RFQ line.
Note: If the Auction Type for the line is set to Reverse, this field indicates the lowest bid for the RFQ line using .
Delivery Date The date by when the part linked to the RFQ line must be delivered.
Note: You can view the Delivery date icon on this field when the delivery schedules are added to the RFQ line.
Status The status of the RFQ response received from the supplier.
Questions The number of queries submitted, related to the RFQ line.
Questions Unanswered The number of queries for which the response must be sent to the supplier.

You can also use this page to:

  • View the supplier response to the RFQ line using the View option. The RFQ Response page is displayed.
  • View the documents attached to the RFQ line using . The RFQ Attachments page is displayed.
  • View the list of transactions associated with the RFQ line using . The RFQ History page is displayed.
  • Add a Response note corresponding to an RFQ response line on the RFQ Buyer Notes page that is displayed when you click the Note icon.
  • Add notes for a specific RFQ line on the RFQ Buyer Notes page that is displayed when you click theNote icon.
  • Search for a specific supplier response attached to the RFQ line using the Supplier option.