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<h2 id="benefits-of-including-a-rfq-step">Benefits of including a RFQ step</h2> <p>For the procurer, an RFQ provides a pre-screening step, so at the request for proposal phase there are fewer proposals to evaluate.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>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. </p><p>In some jurisdictions, the RFQ is a required step for some types of procurement.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> In the United States, the <a href="/facts/Federal_Highway_Administration/NlxY1qzR">Federal Highway Administration</a> denotes a request for qualifications as a "phase one solicitation" for <a href="/facts/Design%E2%80%93build/M4cIHaKI">design–build</a> projects.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Artscape DIY - What is a Request for Qualifications and How Do I Use One?". www.artscapediy.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2016-05-30. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Services, Ministry of Technology Innovation and Citizens. "Request for Qualifications - Province of British Columbia". www2.gov.bc.ca. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Chapter 12 - Legal Aspects of Infrastructure Investments http://library.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=40847&chunkid=457083523&rowid=551&refid=MS5LI The Handbook of Infrastructure Investing by Michael D. Underhill John Wiley & Sons (c) 2011 9780470243671 <a href="http://library.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=40847&chunkid=457083523&rowid=551&refid=MS5LI" target="_blank">http://library.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=40847&chunkid=457083523&rowid=551&refid=MS5LI</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Artscape DIY - What is a Request for Qualifications and How Do I Use One?". www.artscapediy.org. <a href="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" target="_blank">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</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Chapter 9 - Procurement and Contracts http://library.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=86112&chunkid=340200216&rowid=470&refid=MS5LI The Project Management Answer Book, 2nd Edition by Jeff Furman Management Concepts (c) 2015 9781567264463 <a href="http://library.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=86112&chunkid=340200216&rowid=470&refid=MS5LI" target="_blank">http://library.books24x7.com/viewer.asp?bookid=86112&chunkid=340200216&rowid=470&refid=MS5LI</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration - FindLaw". <a href="http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/incode/5/30/5" target="_blank">http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/incode/5/30/5</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Migliaccio, G. C.; Gibson, G. E.; O'Connor, J. T. (January 2009). "Procurement of Design-Build Services: Two-Phase Selection for Highway Projects". Journal of Management in Engineering. 25 (1): 29–39. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0742-597X(2009)25:1(29). <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>