When the request for bids are requested for a RFP the carriers will receive an email with a button that will bring them to a portal to enter their bids.
Carrier Email example:
Carrier Portal View:
From the portal the carrier is able to:
See time remaining to respond to the RFP
See the date range for the RFP for which their pricing would be considered on the lane
See any optional notes or instructions from the shipper
Download optional attachments from the shipper
Download the CSV file where they input their bids
Upload the same CSV files with their bids included
Note: the carrier is able to upload bids more than once for the same RFP as long as the bidding window has not expired. This allows the carrier to receive feedback on their first round of bids and respond with updated pricing.
Carrier Bid CSV File
Example CSV file template the carrier uses to download and input their bids:
Note: The carrier should enter an appropriate bid based on the Rate Type requested.
Once the carrier has finished entering their bids in the spreadsheet, they can Upload the spreadsheet back into the system by selecting the Upload Responses button.
They can then select the spreadsheet file or drag and drop it into the uploader.
The system will go through a data validation process once the user selects the Validate button.
Once the validation process is complete, the carriers rates will be sent back to the shipper for review, and loaded into the shipper’s contracts.
