One company floundered because it answered requests for quotations only once every three months.
The reporters make polite requests for quotations that can be fitted into various daily profiles, setup pieces, sidebars, and other burdens of the sports-writing racket.
The move comes as the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said Wednesday it would not put out requests for quotations on the project until Loudoun County supervisors vote on whether to help pay for the project.
Among a suite of similar TLAs (three letter acronyms) that begin with "Request for" -- RFI (Request for Information), RFQ (Request for Quotation), RFT (Request for Tender) -- RFP is the most familiar.
Referring to Fig. 1, six major development stages are defined as follows: request for quotation (RFQ), prototype, engineering verification test (EVT), design verification test (DVT), pilot, and mass production stages.
When Grant Thornton is asked to submit a request for quotation, they now do a company-company relationship analysis to see who they know at the prospect and how well they know them.
Set-up a Request for Quotation (R.F.Q) and define a supplier shortlist.
If there is one, get a copy of the "Request for Quotation" (RFQ) that gives you, the bidder, the exact special information and instructions, called specifications.
At the Ford Motor Company, some departments are sending three-dimensional models of parts to suppliers, as well as traditional requests for price quotations.
(For example, E*Trade Financial uses Tellme to automate telephone requests for stock quotations, while Cingular Wireless uses Tellme for much of its "411" directory-assistance service).
