Similar to an SOW, the supplier can respond to or decline an SOW Bid once received.
Play the video to learn about how suppliers responds to SOW bids.
Evaluating SOW Bid Responses from Suppliers
Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
- Explain how Suppliers can respond to an SOW Bid.
- Describe the options available for comparing SOW Bid Responses.
Supplier Responses to SOW Bid
Viewing and Comparing SOW Bid Responses
Users from WorkingNet with appropriate permissions in their User Role setup can use the SOW Bid Responses tab to view and compare supplier responses. Patricia has received responses from two suppliers in the WorkingNet network, so she will use the Response View dropdown list to toggle between the Characteristics and Questions views.
At this point, Patricia can reject any SOW Bid responses that she no longer wants to consider. Rejecting an SOW bid response sends it back to the supplier, who can then make adjustments on the rejected bid response and resubmit. When rejecting an SOW bid response, Patricia must specify a rejection reason which must be created in the Reason area of the Admin menu.
WorkingNet users with SOW Create permission can create SOWs from the Responses tab on the SOW Bid details page. When Patricia is ready to create an SOW, she will select the supplier, then click Create Statement of Work.
| 1 | Select Supplier - Selecting a supplier activates the Create Statement of Work and Reject buttons. Rejecting an SOW bid response sends it back to the supplier, who can then make adjustments on the rejected bid response and resubmit. When rejecting an SOW bid response, you must specify a rejection reason. |
| 2 | Response View - Response View allows you to toggle between different aspects of the bid responses. In this example, you can toggle between a view of the responses to Characteristics or Questions answered. |
| 3 | Group By - Depending on the data provided, Group By allows you to toggle between views of the responses. In this example, when the Response View is set to Characteristics, you can group them by the type of characteristic or according to each supplier’s response. |
Evaluations for SOW Bid Responses
In cases where there needs to be a more intensive, quantifiable, and objective selection process when reviewing SOW Bid responses from suppliers, buyers can configure an evaluation Wizard. Various questions can be created within the Wizard, which is then associated to applicable SOW Templates, so that evaluators can respond to them once suppliers submit their responses to an SOW Bid.
Once configured, the evaluation Wizard can be completed by multiple users, called Evaluators, when reviewing SOW Bid responses, and when applicable, an average score will be displayed on the SOW bid response records.
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