RFQs
Quick Start Guide For Sellers
The purpose of this document
is to quickly guide you through viewing and responding to your “RFQs”.
To
Access Your In-Box Messages:
·
Click on
the In-Box tab. You will
be placed in the New Messages screen.
New Messages
The New Messages
screen is where you respond to your RFQ messages.
Your messages will be listed in descending order by
the date received.
·
Click on the “Subject” of the RFQ you wish to respond
to. The RFQ will be displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
·
To view the RFQ, use the scroll bar or arrows to the right of the
window.
·
Click Interested
Show Details
You
will see…
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We will now create a Seller’s RFQ under My RFQs tabs to
allow you to submit prices to the Buyer. Do you
wish to continue? OK Cancel |
- Click
OK to
continue.
By
clicking OK, the sender has been
notified that you are interested in submitting prices and the RFQ has been
re-created under your “My RFQs” tab where you can enter and submit prices for
this RFQ.
You
will see…
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You just let the message sender know that you are interested
in submitting prices for this RFQ.
This has been re-created under your ‘My RFQs’ tab so you can submit
prices for this RFQ. Do you
wish to continue? OK Cancel |
- Click
OK to
continue.
You
will be placed in “My RFQs”, “Sellers RFQs” in the Main tab.
Main
You will see the date of the
RFQ, sender of the RFQ and the RFQ name.
·
Click Price
Entry. This will bring you
to the price entry screen where line items are displayed for price entry.
- Enter the price for each item. (There may be more than one
manufacturer for each item if the buyer requested it.)
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Screen Tips |
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To
move from field to field, press the
Tab key or use the mouse. |
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You
may need to use the scroll bar or arrows to the right of the
screen to view the entire RFQ. |
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If you
wish to clear the prices you just entered, click ReSet. |
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If you
wish to return to the Main RFQ screen at any time, click the Main
tab. |
Alternate
Product/Manufacturer price entry – This
allows you to suggest an alternate product or manufacturer which can fulfill
the requirements of the buyer.
- Click
on the Alt link at the end
of the item. The “Alternate
Products/Manufacturers” window will open.
- Click
on the button to select whether this is going to be the same product,
but different manufacturer or a different product.
- If it is a different product enter the product
description.
- Click
on the “Pick Manufacturer” link. Click on the letter to
display manufacturers beginning with that letter.
- Click
in the box to select the manufacturer and click OK.
- Enter the price and click OK.
- You will see the alternate product/manufacturer
along with the price added to the RFQ.
Notes – The
notes field allows you to enter a “Prices good through” date and any other
notes pertaining to the RFQ.
·
Click in the notes field and enter a date and any notes.
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Screen Tips |
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You
may need to use the scroll bar or arrows to the right of the screen
to view the entire RFQ. |
When price entry is complete:
Click SAVE. You will see a message showing the total price for this RFQ.
Click OK to send the price quote to
the buyer.
Contractors Register, Inc.
Jefferson Valley, NY 10535
(888) 303-2243 Fax: (914) 962-8412
www.thebluebook.com