Find and quote on open RFQs

Where open RFQs are

Select Requests in the sidebar, then Open RFQs.

An open RFQ is a request the buyer opened to the market rather than sending it to named companies. That happens when they start a request from the sidebar or a port call, or tick Also share with other verified service providers on a request to companies they chose.

Requests sent to your company by name are in your Inbox instead.

Your RFQ markets

Open RFQs are shown by country. The card at the top of the page shows which markets you are seeing:

• Showing RFQs in your registered country, on Standard.
• Showing RFQs in a number of countries, when you have chosen more on Pro. Your registered country is always included.
• Showing RFQs from all countries, when you have switched to a global view on Pro.

On Pro, select Change markets, pick the countries you want, or turn on every market, then select Show RFQs. On Standard, the card offers More markets with Pro instead.

Narrow the list

Each row shows the request number, whether it is still Available, the Client, the vessel and port, how many Services are requested, when it was Published and when it Expires.

Filter by port to focus on the places you work, and search by request number. Select a row to open the RFQ.

Only open requests appear here. Once a request expires, is cancelled or is turned into a job, it leaves the list unless you quoted on it.

Read the RFQ

The header shows the request number with an Available badge, and who it is From. When the buyer has a published company profile, their name links to it, so you can see who you would be working for before you quote.

The page then shows what the buyer sent:

• Port, ETA and ETD, with times in the port's local time.
• Vessel, when the buyer included one. You may see the name without an IMO number.
• The requested services, including any the buyer wrote in themselves.
• Scope & notes: cargo or scope, notes, and operational or port call remarks.
• Attachments, which you can open or download.

On the right, the Deadline card shows Open until and the date.

After you quote

The RFQ moves to the Quoted tab, and from then on it behaves like any other request you have quoted:

• If the buyer asks for changes, you see Revision Requested with their notes, and a Submit Revised Quote button.
• If they accept your quote, it moves to Accepted and links to the job.
• If they accept someone else's quote or cancel the request, it moves to Closed.

There is no Decline on an open RFQ. Nobody asked you directly, so if it is not right for you, simply leave it.