Request for qualifications

A request for qualifications (RFQ) is a step sometimes used in the formal process of procuring a product or service, for example by a government agency. It is typically used as a screening step to establish a pool of vendors (businesses or individuals to provide a product or service) that are then qualified, and thus eligible to submit responses to a request for proposals (RFP).{{cite web|title=Artscape DIY - What is a Request for Qualifications and How Do I Use One?|url=http://www.artscapediy.org/Creative-Placemaking-Toolbox/How-Do-I-Select-and-Contract-Specialists-and-Servi/What-is-a-RFQ-and-How-Do-I-Use-One.aspx|url-status=dead|website=www.artscapediy.org|access-date=2016-05-30|archive-date=2016-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521161806/http://www.artscapediy.org/Creative-Placemaking-Toolbox/How-Do-I-Select-and-Contract-Specialists-and-Servi/What-is-a-RFQ-and-How-Do-I-Use-One.aspx}}{{cite web|url=http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/services-for-government/bc-bid-resources/how-to-buy-services/procurement-process/pre-award/prepare-solicitation-documents/request-for-qualifications|title=Request for Qualifications - Province of British Columbia|first=Ministry of Technology Innovation and Citizens|last=Services|website=www2.gov.bc.ca}} In this two-step process, the response to the RFQ will describe the company or individual's general qualifications to perform a service or supply a product but generally will not include specific details or price proposals.Chapter 12 - Legal Aspects of Infrastructure Investments

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Benefits of including a RFQ step

For the procurer, an RFQ provides a pre-screening step, so at the request for proposal phase there are fewer proposals to evaluate.{{cite web|url=http://www.artscapediy.org/Creative-Placemaking-Toolbox/How-Do-I-Select-and-Contract-Specialists-and-Servi/What-is-a-RFQ-and-How-Do-I-Use-One.aspx#when_rfq|title=Artscape DIY - What is a Request for Qualifications and How Do I Use One?|website=www.artscapediy.org}} The Request for Qualifications thus becomes a means by which the purchasing agency can add vendors to their select sellers list, i.e. list of vendors eligible to bid.Chapter 9 - Procurement and Contracts

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For the respondent, they do not spend the time and effort to write a full proposal only to find out they were not qualified as a firm.

In some jurisdictions, the RFQ is a required step for some types of procurement.{{cite web|url=http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/incode/5/30/5|title=Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration - FindLaw|publisher=}} In the United States, the Federal Highway Administration denotes a request for qualifications as a "phase one solicitation" for design–build projects.{{cite journal|title=Procurement of Design-Build Services: Two-Phase Selection for Highway Projects|last1=Migliaccio|first1=G. C.|last2=Gibson|first2=G. E.|last3=O'Connor|first3=J. T.|journal=Journal of Management in Engineering |volume=25|issue=1|date=January 2009|pages=29–39 |doi=10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2009)25:1(29)}}

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