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- Ability to manage any type of procurement activity.
- Corporate repository of RFX documents (i.e., RFP, RFI, RFQ, etc.), templates, requirements, terms and conditions.
- Completely Web-based - no plug-ins required.
- 'Personal Dashboard', role-based functional view, and navigation control maximize visibility of and simple access to items requiring action.
- Advanced workflow management.
- Procurement request wizard.
- Collaborative RFX creation as well as full functionality on Reverse / Forward Auctions.
- Supports definition of requirements and assignment of commodity codes (or other similar descriptive coding).
- Accepts attached documents in any format as part of the RFX, as an attachment to the RFX, and as internal notes.
- Advanced RFX management.
- Post RFX on the web (Internet / Intranet / Extranet).
- Purchaser can specify RFX audience as public or can direct it to specified vendors (e.g., in the case of pre-qualified vendors).
- Structured event and notification management.
- Collaborative submission review and evaluation.
- Effective change management to adjust buyer requirement details throughout the process.
- Secure external vendor portal.
- Supplier / customer accessible web site provides prospective respondents with a view to available opportunities. Abstracts can be posted for public access or directed to a limited set of vendors.
- Respondents receive notification of various events throughout the RFX process; updates to specification documents; changes to questionnaires; change in status of the RFX process; posting withdrawals; and so on.
- Vendors have the ability to conduct searches for opportunities corresponding to the types of goods or services they supply or purchase in the areas of the country/ world in which they do business.
- Vendors can view information about other potential bidding companies, questions from other bidding companies, and bids received to date on the RFX opportunity.
- UpsideContract plug-in to migrate RFX and vendor submission into a contract.
- Simple integration with other systems including ERP, procurement systems, etc.
- Strong support for business intelligence and management reporting.
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