Prepare a made-to-print RFQ

Check what a shop needs to quote your part, test your lead time against your target, and compare the quotes you receive on landed cost. Nothing is quoted or sent to a shop here.

12 of 13 items you can state here are stated Still open: Packaging and cosmetic standard. 2 more to attach when you send (drawing and model; commercial breakdown).

Change anything; the summary, schedule and comparison update as you type.

The part Process Material and grade Tightest tolerances and where they apply Finish or coating

Parts per orderParts per year (optional)Goes into the RFQ text only

Price breaks to ask for (quantities)

Delivery and paperwork

Days from order to arrivalPartial shipments

Ship to

Inspection and documents First article inspection Dimensional inspection report Sampling plan for the lot Material certificate Certificate of conformance

Shop quality certifications (comma-separated) Export control Packaging, cosmetic standard, anything else

What each shop needs

Stated
Process: CNC milling
Stated
Material and grade: 6061-T6 aluminum
Stated
Tolerances: +/- 0.005 in on the mounting holes and bore; +/- 0.010 in general
Stated
Finish: Type II clear anodize, threads masked
Stated
Quantity: 500 parts
Stated
Price breaks: Price at 250, 500, 1,000
Stated
Arrival: 28 days from order to arrival at your door
Stated
Partial shipments: Acceptable
Stated
Inspection and documents: First article inspection; Material certificate; Certificate of conformance
Stated
Shop quality system: ISO 9001
Stated
Ship to: Minneapolis, MN
Stated
Export control: Not export-controlled
Open
Packaging and cosmetic standard: to be stated
Say how parts are packed (for example no part-on-part contact) and what counts as a cosmetic defect.
Attach
Drawing and model: Sent by you to each shop
Send each shop the same PDF drawing with part number and revision, and a STEP model; say that the drawing controls if they differ. Neither is accepted here.
Attach
Commercial breakdown: Ask each shop
Ask for tooling, setup, material, finishing, inspection, packaging, freight and duties quoted separately.

Lead time against your target

Days per stage (example values: replace with what each shop tells you)Material and componentsMaking the partsFinishing and secondary operationsInspection and paperworkTransit to youBuffer for rework or delay

The example stage days above add to 30.0 days: 2.0 days over your 28.0-day target. These are placeholders, not a finding about your part: replace them.

Material and components5.0 days
Making the parts12.0 days
Finishing and secondary operations5.0 days
Inspection and paperwork3.0 days
Transit to you3.0 days
Buffer for rework or delay2.0 days
Total, stages end to end30.0 days

Dashed mark: your target, 28.0 days from order to arrival.

Stages are added end to end; a shop that overlaps them will beat the sum.

Quotes side by side

Enter the quotes you have received. Leave a field blank if the quote does not state it; blank is not read as zero.

Target price per part, USD (optional) Not sent to shops. Compared with each quote's per-part cost below; recorded as the budget if you record this requirement.

Quote 1 Shop or label

Unit priceLead time, days

Tooling, setupFinish, inspection, certs

ShippingTaxes and duties

Quote 2 Shop or label

Unit priceLead time, days

Tooling, setupFinish, inspection, certs

ShippingTaxes and duties

Quote 3 Shop or label

Unit priceLead time, days

Tooling, setupFinish, inspection, certs

ShippingTaxes and duties

Enter a unit price for a quote you have received, in the fields above, to see its landed total and per-part cost: the unit price times 500 plus one-time fees, finishing and inspection, shipping, and taxes. Nothing here is a price; the amounts are yours.

Ask every shop to quote on

Part: CNC milling, 6061-T6 aluminum
Tolerances: +/- 0.005 in on the mounting holes and bore; +/- 0.010 in general
Finish: Type II clear anodize, threads masked
Quantity: 500 parts; price at 250, 500, 1,000
Arrival: 28 days from order; partial shipments acceptable
Inspection and documents: First article inspection; Material certificate; Certificate of conformance
Shop quality system: ISO 9001
Ship to: Minneapolis, MN
Price basis: Tooling, setup, material, finishing, inspection, packaging, freight and duties quoted separately; lead time broken out by stage; what the quote assumes about the drawing

This package as data

Record this requirement

Your request for quotation is recorded as described. No drawings are taken, nothing is quoted or ordered, and no shop is sent your part. If you leave a contact and a shop that runs this process at this volume can be identified, a reply may come; it is not promised. Do not send drawings here: confidential or export-controlled designs belong with a shop under your own agreement. Contact details are stored apart from the requirement and deleted after 180 days.

How the figures are worked out

Every number on this page is one you entered: quantity, target days, stage days and quote amounts. None is a price, capacity or lead time from a shop.
Landed total = unit price × quantity + one-time fees + finishing, inspection and certificates + shipping + taxes and duties. A field left blank is shown as not stated and counted as zero, so the total is a floor.
Lead time = the sum of the six stage estimates, added end to end, compared with your days from order to arrival.
The package items follow what assistants told buyers to send for machined parts; check them against your drawing and your shops' own requirements.