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<ManualTopic ID="/baanerp/ff/procurement/procurement_ff_rfqs" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Request for quotations</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e437873">
         <Level1>Functions and features</Level1>
         <Level2>request for quotations</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e437878">
         <Level1>Request for quotations</Level1>
         <Level2>functions and features</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <AimSection ID="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000093#aim_procurement_RFQ">
         <Paragraph>With the request for
		quotation (RFQ) procedure, you can send RFQs to buy-from business partners for
		the procurement of goods. On an RFQ, information regarding items, quantities,
		and required receipt dates can be specified. The created RFQ can be sent to one
		or a range of buy-from business partners based on the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000084" role="glossary">approved source list</Link>. After receipt of the buy-from
		business partners' responses, the results can be compared with objective and
		subjective criteria based on which a purchasing decision can be made. An
		accepted RFQ can be copied to a purchase contract, a purchase order, or a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000330" role="glossary">supplier price book</Link>.</Paragraph>
         <Paragraph>RFQs can be generated from planned orders, requisitions, or
		purchase contracts. They can also be manually specified.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000092" role="manual">Request for quotation procedure</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#RequesForQuo_td" role="glossary">request for quotation (RFQ)</Link> procedure includes the creation and communication of the RFQs to the
		  appropriate business partners, and the receipt, comparison, and selection of
		  the business partner quotations.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000070" role="manual">Calculating total scoring values per criterion</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>If you sent RFQs to buy-from business partners, you can rank
		  the quotations that you get back from the buy-from business partners to decide
		  from which buy-from business partner you will purchase. Before you can rank the
		  quotations, ERP Enterprise must calculate the scoring values for each quotation. The procedure for
		  calculating the total scoring value for each criterion includes several steps.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000071" role="manual">Ranking quotations</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>Quotations are ranked based on the total scoring values for
		  buy-from business partners.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000094" role="manual" Update="No">Additional processes</Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>The following processes do not always occur in the RFQ
		  procedure, but can be used optionally: printing RFQ reminders, printing letters
		  for unsuccessful bidders, viewing, printing, and deleting RFQ history.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000035#procurement_project_pegging"
                  role="manual">Project pegging - <GUIRef href="/baanerp/procurement" role="package">Procurement</GUIRef>
            </Link>
         </ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>To identify costs, demand, and supply for a project, you can
		  peg project costs for RFQ lines.</ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>