RFI, RFQ and RFI Process in SAP Bidding Engine

Hi All,
can anyone help me with the following from an SAP point of view, I know how the business process works for each
1. How does the RFI scenario for bidding work in SAP Bidding Engine? What would the config look like for the transaction type and what would the suppliers response be?
2. How does the RFP scenario for bidding work in SAP Bidding Engine? What would the config look like for the transaction type and what would the suppliers response be?
3. Does the cFolders collabortation allow back and forth processing between supplier and purchasing team to enable the supplier to post questions that need answering as part of an RFP process?
Cheers
Chris

Hi Chris,
1. How does the RFI scenario for bidding work in SAP Bidding Engine? What would the config look like for the transaction type and what would the suppliers response be?
In SRM, you can use the same bid invitations for RFI and RFQ.  The process is same. Price can be kept optional in RFI. In the first round of bidding i.e. RFI, yuo can specify dynamic attributes and weighting feature to gather the information from bidders and evaluate respnses.
For accepted bidders from the first round, you can create a follow-on bid invitation for RFQ. Here you can track the history of preceding documents.
The other way is to create two different transaction types for RFI and RFQ. Ensure that you select "No price" option for Indicator: "Detailed Price Info to be Entered in Bid" in the transaction type definitation.
2. How does the RFP scenario for bidding work in SAP Bidding Engine? What would the config look like for the transaction type and what would the suppliers response be?
Pls follow below URL for more details on biding process:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/61/c3833cfa3dbc2ce10000000a114027/frameset.htm
3. Does the cFolders collabortation allow back and forth processing between supplier and purchasing team to enable the supplier to post questions that need answering as part of an RFP process?
Yes. It does allow sharing and processing of documents in C-folders during bidding between purchasers and bidders. For scenario details pls follow below link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_srm50/helpdata/en/61/c3833cfa3dbc2ce10000000a114027/frameset.htm
Regards,
Prashant
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