Understanding Event Response

After an event starts, bidders can access the Bidder Response form and begin the process for submitting a bid. If the event contains both header and detail questions, the Bidder Response form contains these tabs: Event, Company, and Product/Service. The Company tab provides access for answering header-level questions, which are questions about your company, and the Product/Services tab provides access to the event lines and the associated detail-level questions.

As bidders click each line for the event, the system displays the corresponding questions for that line. For each question, the system indicates whether a response is required and whether the bidder has responded to the question. The system updates the Responded field after the bidder has selected a response and then selected the next question.

If the buyer has entered price break information, the system displays the Buyer Price Breaks link, which bidders can use to enter applicable price breaks for the ranges specified by the buyer. If the buyer did not attach price break information to the price question, the system displays the Bidder Price Breaks link, which bidders can use to enter their own quantity ranges and applicable price breaks.

If the buyer has entered price component information, the system displays the Enter Price Components link. When bidders click this link, the system displays a form on which bidders must enter the price for each component, such as shipping, labor, and parts, of an item.

When bidders are finished responding to an event, they click Review and Submit to access the Review and Submit form. This form enables bidders to review and then submit their bids.