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RFQ. Quoted. Qualified. Delivered.

The prime wants a quote by Friday and proof you're compliant, and both live in filing cabinets.

Quotes out on time, qualification records kept the way the prime expects, and a builder who has sat on the other side of that table.

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  1. 01 RFQ
  2. 02 Quoted
  3. 03 Qualified
  4. 04 Delivered
The four steps
01 · Work
  1. 01

    RFQ

    Requests come in structured, with the spec, the quantity, and the deadline captured.

  2. 02

    Quoted

    Priced and sent on time, with the paper trail the prime will ask for later.

  3. 03

    Qualified

    Certifications, traceability, and compliance records in one place, current, ready for the audit.

  4. 04

    Delivered

    Shipments tracked, documentation attached, nothing lost between the dock and the invoice.

In Aerospace and defense suppliers

I spent about three years in aerospace, at Lockheed Martin and Sierra Nevada Corporation, on the side of the table that sends the RFQ and asks for the records. I know what the prime wants from a supplier: a quote on time, documentation that holds up, and no surprises.

A machine shop or subcontractor in that supply chain lives on two things: the quote that goes out by Friday and the qualification records that prove you can be trusted with the work. The system takes the RFQ in a shape you can price, puts it in front of the right person, and keeps the certifications, traceability, and compliance records current and in one place.

Shipments tracked with the documentation attached, so nothing is lost between the dock and the invoice and the audit is a report, not a search.

Questions owners ask
Can it keep our qualification records audit-ready?
Yes. Certifications, traceability, and compliance documents live in one place, with expirations tracked and the trail an auditor expects. The audit becomes a report.
We get RFQs by email with drawings attached. Can it handle that?
Yes. Requests come in structured, with the drawing, quantity, and deadline captured, and land with the person who prices them. The quote goes out on time with its paper trail.
Do you understand the prime's side?
I have sat on it. That is the point.
What you get
02 · Build

Plus applicable WA sales tax. Every price is a starting point; the Scorecard sets the number.

How it starts
03 · Apply

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The first thing you get back is a Scorecard with your numbers in it.

No pitch, no price until you ask.

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