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Request for Quotation

By F. John Reh, About.com

Definition: A Request for Quotation is a document issued when an organization wants to buy something and chooses to make the specifications available to many other companies so they can submit competitive bids.
Also Known As: RFQ, RFP, Request for Proposal
Examples: We issued a Request for Quotation for new milling machines and received 4 excellent bids.
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