I like coogrrr ideas, and to expand on that

Drawings do not have to be done in CAD, they can be hand drawn and just scanned in or similar. It has to have enough info to describe the part.

I would still prefer to see an item flaged - Shopping or RFQ.

As a designer, there many times where I would just like a ballpark price to access which process/technology/supplier to use for example. Once I get serious it will change soon enough to a RFQ.

As a producer - I have no problem estimating what a job will cost based on my experience and shop capabilities. The amount of work involved in this type of reply is vastly less than a detailed RFQ. (I really don't want to waste my time on something that has very little probability of happening). I am not advocating ignoring shoppers, lets just deal with it for what it is.

Ultimately if we turn ideas into reality, we all win. We need to find the best suited method for both sides of the fence. One of the best values for me that a site like this brings to the table is the diversity of people and technologies all in one place.

Many great ideas started on the back of a matchbox, lets not kill them.

Ok so this is only a suggeston not the end all be all of documents....

I think that we could offer this to a client to fill in the information.

I have included both an editable PDF format and an older Excel format choose either or print it and write it in by hand...

Uploading this with drawings and we are set!

Coog

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	RFQ.xls.zip (8.5 KB, 4 views)

I think we are moving in the right direction.

Fields that could be included that come to mind are

RFQ - Closing date
delivery date

Ughhh, I pressed the send at the wrong time !!!

Also a reference number or two for both parties.
Extended RFQ price excluding shipping and taxes.
A section that inventories the documents that are part of the RfQ.
Perhaps a couple of check boxes for type of machining required, such as Lathe, Mill, Grind, EDM, Laser, Waterjet, Plasma, Special, Other. would be handy.

I think of this sheet as a one pager quick reference cover sheet, that pulls everything together. Basically a sheet that can be passed around from Buyer to seller. Sprinkle a couple of links too it all over the web server and the job is done. No RFQ would be complete without one of these.

If I could save a copy of this on my local machine and have stuff already filled out, would help a lot (or taken from my profile on the server).

One of the big benifits - it becomes electronically searchable. I was hoping the web site creators would run with this a bit with some of these fields.

The two file types are good for me. Generally I like Excel, because I can modify it a little if required. I also like the security features that comes with Adobe pdf etc.