RFQ/RFP

Can anyone tell me in what situation the following process for awarding a contract would be used: RFQ-Quotes-RFP-Proposal-award? I am taking a DoD COR class and they list this process under negotiations.

An RFQ can be used to obtain information for planning purposes. Once that information is received, analyzed, and utilized, you can issue an RFP

So, are you saying the RFQ might be used in place of an RFI? Would you analyze the quote that you received? Also, do you know of any situation when this method would be used?

A few offices used to use the SF 18 to obtain information, mostly for budgeting and estimating purposes. It wasn't a wise practice and isn't done much at all now. If you look at the language on the RFQ in block 10, it says "this is a request for information...".

Another possible scenario is thinking an action falls within the Simplifed Acquisition Threshold (SAT) and you issue an RFQ. The quotes come back and exceed the SAT, so you then proceed with an RFP.

That clears it up for me...thanks a bunch formerfed ).

An RFQ can be used to obtain information for planning purposes. Once that information is received, analyzed, and utilized, you can issue an RFP

Or you can issue a purchase order and skip the RFP.

Can anyone tell me in what situation the following process for awarding a contract would be used: RFQ-Quotes-RFP-Proposal-award? I am taking a DoD COR class and they list this process under negotiations.

Did you ask the instructor?