Answer questions

When you respond to a request for proposal or request for information event, you will have a list of questions to answer. Questions are organized into one or more sections. You must answer all required questions, which are marked with a red asterisk (*), to submit your response.

More info: For a question, click More Info to access additional fields. You can view additional information from the buyer, or add additional information. Depending on the question type, you may be able to add a SKU, Country of Origin, Minimum Order Quantity, Comment, and Attachment.

Review the following available question response types.

Attachment

Click Add file to display a window to select and attach a file. Your file can be up to 100MB, and the file name cannot be longer than 255 characters. See Attachments for more information.

Additional attachments: Click More info > Comment / attachment > Add files... to add additional attachments to the question.

  1. Click Add file.
    You are prompted to select a file.
  2. Select you file, and click Open.

Conditional

You may need to answer an additional question depending on your answer to a question. The additional question could be any question type.

Compliance

Select if you are Fully compliant, Partially compliant, or Non-compliant.

Date

Click the field to select a date.

Date range

Click the field to select a starting and ending date to create a date range.

Multiple choice

With multiple choice questions, you can select from a list of predefined answers. The buyer may allow you to choose one or multiple responses.

Single response

  1. Click Response.
    and then select an option from the drop-down list.
  2. From Response, select an option.
  3. Click Save.

Multi-response

  1. Click Response.
    and then select an option from the drop-down list.
  2. From Response, select an one or more options.
  3. Click Save.

No response

This is an information-only line item that doesn't require a response.

Number

Enter a numerical value with up to 8 decimal places.

Percent

Enter a percent value with up to 2 decimal places.

Text

Enter a text-based response containing up to 4,000 characters.

  1. Click Response.
    A window displays for adding your response.
  2. Enter your answer. You can enter up to 4,000 characters.
  3. Click Save.

Unit price

In the Unit price/Value column, enter the price based on the Unit. If an item is free, select Actions > Free. Unit price is used for variety of units like each, lump sum, project, etc.

Convert unit: If you need to convert the unit to a different UOM, see Convert a UOM.

Quantities: If you need to respond with less of an item or provide pricing for different quantities, see Change quantity or Add additional quantities

Yes/No

Select the toggle if your response is Yes to the question.