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Solar RFQ for complex and large BoMs
Quotes on complex or large bills of materials, compared on normalized landed cost across suppliers instead of four differently formatted proposals.
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RFQ for Custom Needs
Request quotes on complex or large bills of materials and compare normalized landed cost across suppliers.
Designed for your business
C&I installers · Custom & retrofit crews · Estimators & bid teams
Compare bids on true delivered cost, not list price
Win tight bids with defensible, documented numbers
RFQs for complex, multi-category bills of materials
Built for complex, multi-category bills of materials
A full project bill of materials, panels through BOS, posts once and reaches every relevant supplier, rather than sourcing each category through a separate search.
Quotes normalized for real comparison
Responses come back structured on the same landed-cost terms, cutting through the mismatched formats and buried shipping costs that make comparing raw supplier quotes difficult.
No obligation to accept
Posting a request carries no obligation, so an installer can compare options without committing before the numbers actually work.
Compare quotes on equal terms
Compare quotes on equal terms
Normalized landed cost replaces guessing at what each supplier's quote actually includes.
Source a full project bill of materials in one request
One posted RFQ reaches every relevant supplier instead of a category-by-category search.
How it works
- 01
Build the RFQ
Import a large or mixed BoM and flag the custom or constrained lines.
- 02
Suppliers bid
Vetted sellers respond with pricing, lead time and proposed alternates.
- 03
Normalize & compare
Read every response on one landed-cost basis, line by line.
- 04
Award & convert
Select winners and generate the PO without re-entering data.
FAQs
When does an RFQ make more sense than sourcing directly off the marketplace?
An RFQ makes more sense when the bill of materials is large, complex, or spans multiple categories, where buying item by item off the catalog is slow and hard to compare. The RFQ sources a full project BoM in one request and returns quotes normalized for real comparison, with no obligation to accept.
How are quotes normalized for comparison across suppliers?
Instead of four differently formatted proposals, quotes are compared on normalized landed cost across suppliers, so line items, quantities, and delivery are put on equal terms. That lets you compare on true delivered cost rather than untangling mismatched formats and hidden freight assumptions.
Is there a minimum bill-of-materials size to use the RFQ process?
The RFQ process is built for complex, multi-category bills of materials, so it is most useful on larger projects, but there is no hard requirement to reach a set size before using it. If a BoM is simple, sourcing directly off the marketplace is often faster; the RFQ shines when comparison across suppliers is the hard part.
How large a BoM can I quote?
There is no practical cap, the RFQ engine is built for the long, mixed-brand bills of materials that break catalog ordering.
Can suppliers offer substitutions?
Yes. When a line is constrained or long-lead, suppliers can propose qualified alternates that you review before awarding.
